Multiple coaches of Kolkata-Sairang Express derail in Assam, several injured

On Wednesday morning, six coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at Digaru railway station in Assam.GUWAHATI: A train movement at Digaru railway station near Guwahati turned into a major derailment early Wednesday after the locomotive and five coaches of the Mizoram-bound Kolkata-Sairang Express went off the tracks while the train was being received at the station.The train was travelling to Sairang in Mizoram from Kolkata when the incident occurred.Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) CPRO KK Sharma said, " at around 6:54 am on Wednesday while Train No. 13125 Kolkata - Sairang Express was being received at Digaru Railway Station in Assam to give precedence to another train, the Loco Pilot could not control the speed, resulting in an unfortunate incident of derailment, in which the locomotive along with 5 coaches derailed.""All passengers are safe and no injuries to anyone. Passengers are being taken to their destinations by an alternate train," he said.Relief and rescue operations were launched immediately after the incident. The NFR General Manager, along with other senior railway officials, proceeded to the site to oversee the operations.