Six children were killed and one was gravely injured when a train ran over them. Awadh Express hit the children near Chanpatiya, 15 kms from Betiya in Western Champaran district of Bihar. The children aged between 5–12 years, were apparently quite close to the railway track. Not realising that they were on the track on which a train was coming, the children became victims of the accident.

The accident occurred suddenly when the speeding train’s driver didn’t see the children on the track.
Bureau Report