Patna: A portion of an old foot overbridge collapsed on a running express train in Bihar last evening, causing derailment of the train. However, there were no casualties, railway officials said.
The incident took place near the Samastipur railway station when the Amrapali Express was passing under the foot overbridge.
“It was mere good chance that nothing happened as the passengers escaped a major accident,” a railway police official said.
Owing to the impact of the collapse, three coaches of the train derailed and were slightly damaged, disrupting train services along the route. Amitabh Prabhakar, chief public relations officer of East Central Railway, said neither injuries nor any deaths were reported.
Three arrested over Tania killing
New Delhi: Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of Nido Tania, a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh, police said yesterday. Tania was beaten up by shopkeepers Jan 29 in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market following a quarrel over his appearance and clothing. He died in a hospital on Thursday.
Police refused to disclose the identity of the three people arrested, saying investigation in the case is on. However, they added that the arrested were allegedly involved in assaulting the victim. “During investigations conducted in the unfortunate death of Tania, Delhi Police have identified six people, of whom two are juveniles, to be allegedly involved in the case,” a spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said.
He added that the final post-mortem report from the medical board of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences is awaited. This report will also take toxicology report from CFSL into consideration. A murder case was lodged over Tania’s death and a special investigation team was constituted under the direct supervision of DCP South-East.IANS
