wahati, November 11: An Australian tourist travelling to Mizoram has reportedly gone missing following the derailment of the Kolkata–Sairang Express at Digaru Railway Station in Assam on Wednesday morning. There has been no confirmed information about the tourist's whereabouts since the incident.
The tourist's identity has not yet been established.
According to the station master at Thakurkuchi Railway Station, information about the missing Australian national, who was travelling towards Mizoram, was received from a circle officer. The tourist was reportedly travelling aboard the ill-fated Kolkata–Sairang Express.
Following the information, railway officials at Digaru were contacted and efforts were initiated to trace the passenger. However, no information about the tourist has been obtained so far.
There is also a possibility that the tourist may have boarded another train and continued the journey after the derailment. However, this has not been confirmed. The absence of information about the passenger has reportedly caused concern among the family members and those associated with the search.
The derailment occurred at around 6:54 am on Wednesday when train number 13125, the Kolkata–Sairang Express, entered Digaru station to allow another train to pass. The locomotive and five coaches derailed during the incident.
According to the Northeast Frontier Railway, the accident occurred after the locomotive pilot reportedly failed to control the train's speed. At the time of the incident, the train was travelling from Sairang in Mizoram to Kolkata.
Railway authorities launched rescue and relief operations following the derailment. Arrangements were made to transport stranded passengers to their respective destinations by an alternative train.
Meanwhile, efforts to trace the missing Australian tourist are continuing.
