India, Dec. 20 -- At least seven wild elephants were killed and one injured after the DN-Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express rammed into a herd in the Kampur area of Assam's Nagaon district early Saturday, derailing the engine and five coaches, officials said.

According to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials, the incident took place at 2.17 am in the Jamunamukh-Kampur section under the Lumding division. "However, there are no casualties or injuries to any passenger. The area is about 126 km away from Guwahati. Accident relief trains, along with officials from the divisional headquarters, are already at the site," the NFR said in a statement.

Passengers of the affected coaches have been temporarily accommodated in vacant berths ava...