Guwahati: Express derailment leaves passengers injured
Six coaches and the engine of the Sairang-Kolkata Express derailed near Digaru railway station in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district on Wednesday morning. Officials said several passengers were feared injured and rescue operations were under way.
Guwahati: Six coaches and the engine of the Sairang-Kolkata Express derailed at Digaru near Guwahati in Assam on Wednesday morning, officials said.
There were no reports of fatalities so far, but several passengers were feared injured, they said.
The train, en route to Kolkata from Sairang near Aizawl in Mizoram, derailed near Digaru railway station in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district at around 6.54 am, an official said.
“Several passengers are reported to have been injured, but the exact number and the cause of the derailment are yet to be ascertained,” the official said.
A recovery train was rushed to the spot for rescue operations and clearing the tracks, the official said.
