Bihar train accident: Could hear screams…saw sparks, say eyewitnesses

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A train derailment in Raghunathpur village, India, left four dead and 30 injured..

It was late, but Ramgobind (42) and Shyam Lal (48) were in their fields abutting Raghunathpur village on Wednesday night, watering the crop..

. Ramgobind and Shyam Lal were among the first responders to the derailment of 23 bogies of the North East Express that left four people dead and at least 30 injured..

. Dhiraj Kumar, headmaster of an upgraded high school in Raghunathpur said, Villagers from Kaithi, Rajpur, Baswar and Pokhraha all reached the spot, carried injured passengers on their bikes and rushed to a nearby community health centre..

. Inside the train, Kartik Yadav from Satna in Madhya Pradesh said most passengers were either asleep or preparing to, but that there was some foreboding of the accident..

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