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Dhamara Ghat train accident

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Location of the accident within the Bihar State

The Dhamara Ghat train accident occurred on 19 August 2013 when the Rajya Rani Express train struck a large group of people at the Dhamara Ghat train station in the Indian state of Bihar. At least 37 people were killed and 24 were injured. The victims were mostly Hindu pilgrims returning from prayers at the nearby Katyayani mandir.[4] The accident triggered a protest by passengers who beat the driver unconscious, attacked staff and torched two coaches of the train.[5][6] The chief minister of Bihar State, Nitish Kumar, called it "the rarest of rare tragedies". He pledged 200,000 rupees, or around $3,180, to the victims' families, and urged the railway ministry to do the same.[7][8]

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