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Bihar train accident: 8-year-old girl, mother among victims

Updated on: 12 October,2023 02:31 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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Bihar train accident: Eight-year-old girl and her mother who were travelling to Assam in the North East Express train that derailed in Bihar

Bihar train accident: 8-year-old girl, mother among  victims

The North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur railway station in Buxar district. Pic/PTI

Bihar train accident: An eight-year-old girl and her mother who were travelling to Assam were among the four passengers who died in the train derailment near Buxar in Bihar, a railway official said.


The eight-year-old girl has been identified as Akriti Bhandari and her mother Usha Bhandari (37). The girl's father, who was also travelling with them, survived the accident.


Narendra Kumar from Rajasthan and Abu Zayed (27) from Purnia were the other two who lost their lives when the 12506 North East Express train derailed near Raghunathpur in Buxar district on Wednesday night.


Zayed's friend, who was travelling with him, survived the accident.

Apart from the four dead, several people were injured when 23 coaches of the train, on the way to Assam from Delhi, derailed near the Raghunathpur station.

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