Four killed and dozens injured as passenger train derails in eastern India

The passenger train derailed in the Buxar district of Bihar (Aftab Alam Siddiqui/AP)

A passenger train has derailed in eastern India, killing four people and injuring dozens, a government official said.

All 21 coaches of the North-East Express train, on its way to the state of Assam from New Delhi, derailed near the Raghunathpur rail station in the Buxar district of the state of Bihar, magistrate Anshul Agarwal said.