Seemanchal Express derailment

The Seemanchal Express derailment occurred on 3 February 2019 near Sahdei Buzurg in Vaishali district of Bihar, India.^[1] Six people were killed and more than 30 were injured.^[2][3]

Seemanchal Express derailment
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Details
Date	3 February 2019 around 03:58 am (IST)
Location	Vaishali, Bihar
Coordinates	25°39′40″N 85°27′18″E
Country	India
Line	Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
Operator	Indian Railways
Incident type	Derailment
Statistics
Trains	1
Deaths	6
Injured	30

Derailment

Investigations suggested that the derailment happened because of a fracture in the rail line. Because of the sudden impact on the broken rail, the locomotive and a few cars decoupled and overturned.^[4] A passenger who survived the crash described hearing a loud bang and falling to the floor of the train.^[5]