GUWAHATI, Nov 11: Eight people injured in the derailment of the Kolkata-Sairang Express at Digaru railway station were discharged from hospital after treatment, hospital records showed.
The injured included five men and three women aged between seven and 40 years. Railway authorities had initially said that all passengers were safe and no one had been injured.
The injured were identified as Nitish Kumar Rai, 29, and Akshay Chakraborty, 33, both from Rampur Basti in Hojai; Rambowat Saita Mizu, 35, of East Farlang in Aizawl district, Mizoram; and Kalimuddin, 40, and Mumtaz Begum, 35, both from Baniamari Part-1 in Bilasipara, Dhubri district.
The others were Jimi Barman, 28, of Alopara in Kokrajhar district; Nuzahan Bibi, 30, of Bagribari in Kokrajhar district; and Kahinur Ali, 7, also of Bagribari.
Train No. 13125 Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at around 6.54 am on Wednesday while it was halted at Digaru station to give priority to another train. Five coaches, including the engine, derailed.
Rescue and relief operations began after the incident. An alternative train was arranged to take passengers to their destinations.
