Sairang-Kolkata Express derailment leaves passengers injured

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.