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

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

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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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…

Coverage arrived over 14 hours. First from Hindustan Times, latest from Orissa Post.

High Corroboration Cross-Spectrum Consensus 5 news outlets reporting

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Coverage Bias Distribution

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Left / Center-Left 2 (40%)
Center 2 (40%)
Center-Right / Right 1 (20%)
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  5. Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group) Current article

    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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