BETTIAH, Dec. 20 -- A major train accident was averted after the Champaran Humsafar Express train (15705), bound for Delhi from Katihar, collided with a buffalo in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) forest area in Bihar's West Champaran district on Thursday.

According to officials, the incident occurred when a buffalo suddenly came onto the railway track near Madanpur railway crossing between Valmikinagar Road and Paniyahwa stations in Samastipur Division of East Central Railway around 8pm on Thursday.

"No untoward incident reported in the incident. The train was moving at a moderate speed and due to the prompt action of the drivers, emergency brakes were applied in time and a mishap was averted," said Jyoti Prakash Mishra, divisional railway ...