Patna: Five bogies of the Satyagraha Express train detached from the engine near Majhaulia station in Bettiah on Thursday. The incident took place at the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj railway section and the engine travelled several kilometres away after getting detached from the bogies. The incident triggered panic among passengers.
East Central Railway officials rushed to the spot and reattached the bogies to the train running from Raxaul district to New Delhi. No passenger reported any injuries. East Central Railway officials have launched a probe into this matter.
Reportedly, the bogies separated from the engine due to the malfunction of the coupling, which is used to connect two bogies together, (with Agency inputs)