Six coaches of Kolkata-Sairang Express derail near Guwahati
Several passengers sustained injuries after the train went off the tracks at Digaru railway station on Wednesday morning.
Six coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at Digaru railway station in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district around 6:54 am on Wednesday, according to reports by The Times of India, Mint and The Economic Times.
The train was en route from Sairang in Mizoram to Kolkata when the accident occurred.
While several passengers were reportedly injured, no casualties have been reported so far.
Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, the chief public relations officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), informed news agency ANI that senior railway officials have arrived at the site.
The exact cause of the derailment remains unknown as officials work to assess the situation.
Further details regarding the extent of passenger injuries and the cause of the incident are awaited.