A group of youngsters was trying to cross the tracks. Because it was dark and the weather overcast, they could not notice the speeding train in time, an official said

Four persons were killed and another was injured after being hit by a Vande Bharat train in Purnea district of Bihar on Friday while trying to cross the tracks, an official said, reported the PTI.

The incident took place around 4 am on the Katihar-Jogbani section, said Munna Kumar, Station Manager-Purnea Junction. Read More

"A group of youngsters was trying to cross the tracks. Because it was dark and the weather overcast, they could not notice the speeding train in time," Kumar said, according to the PTI.

The lone survivor has been admitted to Purnea Medical College and Hospital for treatment, he said.

The deceased

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