India, Oct. 23 -- Four people, including a woman and her daughter, were run over by Amrapali Express in Bihar's Begusarai district as they were trying to cross the railway tracks late on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday.

The victims, residents of Raghunathpur Karari Panchayat, were returning to their village in Rahua after attending a Kali Puja fair when they tried to cross the railway tracks as the train was passing through. The deceased have been identified as Rita Devi (40), her 14-year-old and seven-year-old daughters, and their Dharm Dev Mahto (35).

Sahebpur Kamal police station SHO Sintu Kumar said the incident occurred on the Barauni-Katihar section near the Rahua railway crossing. They walked through the track to avoi...