Overview
- The collision occurred late Wednesday near the Rahua railway crossing on the Barauni–Katihar section, according to Sahebpur Kamal SHO Sintu Kumar.
- Police identified the deceased as Rita Devi, her daughter Roshni Kumari, seven-year-old Arohi Kumari, and their uncle Dharm Dev Mahto, all residents of Rahua village.
- The group was returning home from a Kali Puja fair when they entered the tracks as the Amrapali Express passed through, police said.
- A preliminary police account cites waterlogging and the near-simultaneous arrival of another train as factors that left the victims on the tracks.
- Authorities sent the bodies for post-mortem and notified relatives, and no additional investigative findings have been released.