Six coaches of Kolkata-Sairang Express derail

A major train accident took place on Wednesday morning at Digaru railway station located in the Kamrup district of Assam state. According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, 6 coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express (13125) derailed. This accident occurred on Wednesday morning at approximately 6:54 am.

The train was travelling from Kolkata towards Sairang in Mizoram. Following the accident, there was chaos at the scene. Upon learning that the train coaches had derailed, local residents immediately reached the spot to provide assistance.

Railway officials, employees, and relief-rescue teams also arrived quickly at the site. Under the rescue operations, the process of extracting passengers trapped in the derailed coaches was initiated. Injured passengers were immediately shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.

According to the Dainik Bhaskar report, initially, no information regarding casualties or injuries was provided by the railway, but subsequently, reports emerged that several passengers had been injured. Currently, details regarding the exact causes of this accident and the extent of the damage are awaited from the railway.

Railway accidents have been recorded in Assam previously as well. On October 29, the front trolley of the engine of the Silchar-Guwahati Express derailed in the Lumding-Badarpur hilly rail section. According to the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), this incident occurred between Badarpur and Sukritipur stations at 8:50 am, in which no passengers were injured.

Additionally, on December 20, 2025, the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express collided with a herd of elephants in the Hojai district of Assam. In this terrible accident, 7 elephants died and one elephant calf was injured. In this incident, the train's engine and 5 coaches also derailed.