In the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

, on June 6, 1981, a passenger train carrying more than 800 passengers between Mansi (Dhamara Pul) and

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derailed and plunged into the river Bagmati while it was crossing a bridge. After five days, more than 200 bodies were recovered, with hundreds more missing that were feared washed away by the river. Estimates of total deaths range from 500 to 800 or more. By the afternoon of June 12, the government had completed its recovery efforts and had issued an official death toll of 235 passengers (including the bodies of 3 passengers which had not been recovered), with 88 survivors. The accident is among the deadliest-ever rail accidents in

on record.

Cause

The cause of the accident is uncertain as the accident was not well documented. There are multiple theories: * a cyclone * flash flooding * brake failure

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Encyclopædia Britannica: Bihar train disaster
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