Six coaches of passenger train derail in Assam
Four passengers sustained minor injuries after the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Digaru railway station on Wednesday morning.
The locomotive and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at the Digaru railway station in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district at approximately 6:54 am on Wednesday, according to reports by Moneycontrol and Rediff.
The train was travelling from Sairang, near Mizoram's Aizawl, to Kolkata when the incident occurred.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that four passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to the Sonapur Primary Health Centre, though all other passengers are safe.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said the derailment happened as the loco pilot was giving precedence to another train and could not manage the speed of the locomotive.
Relief and rescue operations are currently underway, and a recovery train has been sent to the site to clear the tracks.
Authorities have arranged an alternative train to transport stranded passengers to their destinations, while the movement of the Coimbatore-Silchar Express and the Janshatabdi Express has been controlled at Panikhaiti and Panbari respectively.