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Gorakhpur-bound train derails at Kanpur Central, four coaches go off tracks; no casualties

Gorakhpur-bound train derails at Kanpur Central, four coaches go off tracks; no casualties

What's behind this

A viral video purportedly captured inside the engine cab of the Kolkata‑Sairang Express shows the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot applying all brakes and struggling to stop the train before it derailed at Digaru Railway Station near Guwahati in Assam on Wednesday morning.

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RSS excerpt

The train, which was heading towards Gorakhpur, derailed near Platform 7. No casualties have been reported so far.

Coverage arrived over 4 hours. First from Hindustan Times, latest from Orissa Post.

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Left / Center-Left 1 (33%)
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  1. Hindustan Times Center HT Media Current article

    Gorakhpur-bound train derails at Kanpur Central, four coaches go off tracks; no casualties

    The train, which was heading towards Gorakhpur, derailed near Platform 7. No casualties have been reported so far.

  2. 2 hours later
  3. 1 hour later
  4. Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

    Assam train derailment: Viral video shows loco pilots struggling to stop train

    New Delhi: A viral video purportedly capturing events inside the engine cab of the Kolkata-Sairang Express just before its derailment Wednesday morning at Digaru Railway Station near Guwahati in Assam shows that both the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot applied all brakes and struggled to stop…

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