<p>Five coaches and the engine of a passenger train derailed in Kokrajhar district of Assam in the early hours today, seriously injuring its engine driver and causing minor injuries to some passengers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Northeast Frontier Railway spokesman Jayamta Sarma said that the accident occurred between Salakati and Basugaon at 5.15 AM as the 55753 UP Sifung passenger train was about to negotiate a bridge.<br /><br />All the passengers of the train coming from Alipurduar in Bengal to Guwahati were transhipped from the accident site, Sarma said.<br /><br />While the engine driver was admitted to hospital, the passengers with minor injuries were given first aid, the spokesman said.<br /><br />As the railway track was blocked due to the derailment, other trains might be delayed, he added. </p>
<p>Five coaches and the engine of a passenger train derailed in Kokrajhar district of Assam in the early hours today, seriously injuring its engine driver and causing minor injuries to some passengers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Northeast Frontier Railway spokesman Jayamta Sarma said that the accident occurred between Salakati and Basugaon at 5.15 AM as the 55753 UP Sifung passenger train was about to negotiate a bridge.<br /><br />All the passengers of the train coming from Alipurduar in Bengal to Guwahati were transhipped from the accident site, Sarma said.<br /><br />While the engine driver was admitted to hospital, the passengers with minor injuries were given first aid, the spokesman said.<br /><br />As the railway track was blocked due to the derailment, other trains might be delayed, he added. </p>