Assam tragedy: Rajdhani Express hits herd of elephants, killing 8; engine, 5 coaches derail

NEW DELHI: Eight elephants were killed and 1 injured aft a herd was deed by the Sairang New Delhi Rajdhani Express successful Assam’s Hojai territory successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, a wood authoritative said. Five coaches and the motor of the New Delhi bound bid were derailed successful the incident, though nary injuries to passengers were reported, a Northeast Frontier Railway spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the mishap occurred astatine astir 2.17 am. Nagaon divisional wood serviceman Suhash Kadam told PTI that the collision took spot successful the Changjurai country of Hojai district. Kadam and different wood officials reached the tract soon aft the incident. Railway authorities said bid services connected the affected Jamunamukh Kampur conception person been disrupted. Trains scheduled to walk done the agelong are being diverted via the UP line, portion restoration enactment is underway, Kadam added. The Sairang New Delhi Rajdhani Express connects Mizoram’s Sairang adjacent Aizawl with the Anand Vihar Terminal successful Delhi.(With inputs from PTI)