7 coaches of Kolkata- Sairang express derais, rescue operation underway: Several passengers injured after seven coaches of the Kolkata- Sairang express derailed. There is no report of any casualties do far. A massive rescue operation is underway.
The incident occurred near Digaru railway station outskirts of Guwahati on early Wednesday, officials said. According to reports, the train was traveling from Mizoram to Kolkata. The incident occurred around 6:54 a.m. on Wednesday. While a railway official initially stated the number of derailed coaches was six, it has since been revealed that seven coaches were derailed.
North East Frontier Railway CPRO Kapinjal Kishore Sharma informed that on Wednesday at around 06:54 am at Digaru railway station in Assam when train number 13125 Kolkata-Sairang Express was being stopped to give way to another train, the loco pilot could not control the speed of the train.
He further informed that all the passengers are safe and no one has been injured. He said that the passengers are being taken to their destination by another train.
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