The loco pilot of the Sairang Express was seen struggling to control the train moments before it derailed near Digaru railway station in Assam, with a video recorded inside the engine capturing him operating the power levers without success.
He added that all passengers were safe, news agency PTI reported. A Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said that all passengers were safe and no major injuries had been reported. The NFR spokesperson later confirmed that normal train operations on the section had been restored.
The Kolkata-Sairang Express was travelling from Aizawl, Mizoram, to Kolkata, West Bengal, when the incident occurred. The footage was accessed by Hindustan Times. A special train had reached the accident site to transport stranded passengers to their respective destinations. A recovery train was dispatched to the accident site to carry out rescue operations and clear the affected tracks.
Four passengers were injured after the locomotive and multiple coaches of the train derailed near Guwahati on November 11.
West Bengal chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said four people sustained minor injuries in the incident involving the locomotive and five coaches. He further said that passengers stranded following the accident had been provided with necessities and that an alternative train had been arranged to take them to their destinations.
A video recorded shortly before the accident has surfaced, providing a glimpse into the events inside the locomotive before the train went off the tracks.
