Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma on North east Express train derailment near Buxar

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday stated that the state authorities is monitoring the state of affairs following the incident by which 21 coaches of the North-East Express train in Bihar’s Buxar district a day in the past by which 4 folks had been killed and over 70 had been injured. 

Taking to X (former Twitter), Chief Minister Sangma tweeted, “We are in touch with railway authorities and have been monitoring the situation. Citizens of Meghalaya can reach out to State authorities for assistance.”

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He additionally issued a public helpline quantity 18003453644. The 12506b North-East Express going from Anand Vihar Terminal in New Delhi to Kamakhya near Guwahati in Assam when a number of of its coaches derailed at 9:35 pm near Raghunathpur station of the Danapur division of the East Central Railway.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated restoration work is underway on the spot of the incident. “Rescue operation going on at war footing at Buxar derailment site. NDRF, SDRF, District administration, Railway officials, and local residents are all working as one team. The injured were shifted to hospital. War room operating. The rescue operation will be completed soon. Will start restoration of the track immediately after that,” the minister tweeted.

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The accident got here simply over 4 months after the horrific triple train tragedy in Odisha’s Balasore district in June that had claimed 296 lives. 

On June 20, 2023, three trains – the Coromandel Express, a items train, and the SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express–collided. 176 folks sustained grievous accidents, 451 suffered easy accidents, and 180 acquired first help remedy.