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Four Killed After Being Hit By Vande Bharat Express In Bihar

A group of labourers of a makhana processing unit in Purnea was returning from a Dussehra fair in Kasba when the incident occurred.

Purnea: Four persons were killed and one seriously injured after being hit by a Vande Bharat train in Bihar's Purnea district on Friday, police said.

The accident took place near Kasba station crossing on the Jogbani railway line at around 4 am when a group of five youths were returning from a Dussehra fair in Kasba. The deceased worked as labourers in a makhana processing unit in Purnea.

According to police, the youths were walking on the railway tracks towards Purnea and due to darkness they were not aware of the approaching train.

The train from Jogbani, heading

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