New Delhi: According to authorities, there may have been "some casualties" when several Sasaram Intercity Express passengers jumped from the train due to reports of a fire breaking out on Friday night and were struck by a freight train on the nearby track.

According to the Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad Division, the incident happened at the Kumandih railway station at approximately eight o'clock at night.

"We don't have the confirmed number of deaths but I have come to know that some casualties are there. We are trying to gather more information," he told PTI. PTI