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Rajdhani Express Hits Elephant Herd in Assam; Seven Killed

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UKHRUL: Seven elephants were killed and a calf critically injured after the Mizoram–New Delhi Rajdhani Express hit a herd in Assam’s Hojai district early on Saturday (December 20, 2025)

This lead to the derailment of the locomotive and five coaches. No passengers were injured, railway officials said.

The injured calf was shifted to a wildlife rehabilitation centre near Kaziranga.

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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered a probe and called for stronger protection of wildlife corridors. Restoration work is underway.

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