Overview

• Police said the Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat struck the group near Kasba crossing on the Jogbani–Katihar section around 4:40–5:00 a.m. on October 3.
• Preliminary reports indicate the teenagers were returning from a Durga Puja fair and were on foot along the tracks when the high-speed train approached.
• Three died at the scene and a fourth succumbed at the hospital, while one survivor remains under treatment and is expected to provide a statement.
• Rail officials from NFR, along with GRP and RPF, reached the site, opened a detailed investigation, and urged the public to use designated crossings, especially in low-light hours.
• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offered condolences as the state announced Rs 4 lakh for each bereaved family; the train service began operations after a September 15 inauguration.