Many suffered injuries after six coaches of the Kolkata–Sairang Express travelling between Mizoram and Kolkata derailed near Guwahati on Wednesday. In a viral video, it shows a man saying that the emergency brake pipe was not working. "The signal is red. The emergency brake is applied, but it is not working," he said.
The train, heading to Sairang near Mizoram's Aizawl from Kolkata, derailed near Digaru railway station in the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district around 6.54 am on Wednesday, an official said. The blurry video captured the man saying, "BP pressure kam nahi ho raha (The Brake Pipe, or BP, pressure is not reducing)."
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'Nothing's Working'
The 45-second video captured the driver, who was occupied with multiple power switches, but nothing appeared to be working. "Kuch bhi kaam nahi kar raha hai (Nothing is working)." The tone gradually turned fearful as the trains rammed into a hurdle. A glass bottle on the countertop crashes to the ground.
Pantry Car Manager Shares Ordeal
Speaking to news agency ANI, the train pantry manager said that everything was usual during the early hours of Wednesday. The train halted there. "It resumed the journey from there. The speed was good. When the train arrived at Digaru Station, it slowed down a little. When it crossed the platform at the station, a sound was heard. We don't know what that sound was. Barely a few metres ahead, I felt the engine derail. We moved for another km in that derailed state. I fell down my seat thrice. We could not open the gate. We were all anxious. After 10 minutes, the train stopped. We thanked Chhatthi, whose blessings kept us all safe; otherwise, we would have been dead. Power car and engine are completely out of order now," he added.