Train derails in Assam
Reports said the engine driver was among those injured.
Reports quoted a spokesman of the Northeast Frontier Railway as saying that the accident occurred between Salakati and Basugaon at 5:15 AM when the train was about to negotiate a bridge.
All the passengers of the train coming from Alipurduar in Bengal to Guwahati were transhipped from the accident site.
The driver of the train has been admitted to hospital while the passengers with minor injuries were given first aid.
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