Guwahati, Dec 20 || Train movement was affected in Assam on Saturday due to the derailment of Sairang (Mizoram)-New Delhi Rajdhani Express after killing seven elephants and injuring a calf in Hojai district, officials said.
At least seven elephants were killed and one calf injured after a herd collided with the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam's Hojai in the early morning hours of Saturday, leading to the disruption of railway services.
According to officials, the accident took place when a herd of wild elephants was crossing the railway tracks.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the incident took place at a location which is not a designated elephant corridor.
He added that the loco pilot on observing the herd of elephants applied emergency brakes.
However, the elephants dashed with the train.