New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (12236) derailed near Chapra in Bihar early Thursday. Four passengers are feared dead while four others are said to be injured. The accident occurred at around 2:05 am between Chapra and Goldiganj stations.Railway medical teams have reached the spot even as the injured are bineg taken to nearby hospitals.Prima facie the cause for derailment seems to be sabotage by the Maoists,said a railway official.
Senior rail officials are at the site,have arranged another train for passengers-Sadanand Gowda,Rail minister pic.twitter.com/DOUgmnJL6r
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Train derailed at around 2.15 am, prima facie cause seems to be sabotage.Maoists had announced blockade today-Arunendra Kumar,Railway Board
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The site where the Dibrugarh Rajdhani express derailed in Chhapra,rescue ops underway pic.twitter.com/F2v1gsc12U
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