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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 wee hours of Saturday (December 20, 2025), a wood authoritative said.
Five coaches and the train's motor were derailed successful the incident, though nary injuries to passengers were reported, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the New Delhi-bound bid met with the mishap astir 2.17 am.
Nagaon divisional wood serviceman Suhash Kadam told PTI that the incidental occurred astatine Changjurai country of Hojai district.
Mr. Kadam and different wood officials person reached the site.
Trains scheduled to walk done the affected Jamunamukh–Kampur conception person been diverted done the UP line, and restoration enactment is underway, helium added.
The Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express connects Mizoram's Sairang (near Aizawl) to Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi).
