At least 91 people have been killed after 14 carriages of an Indian express train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh state, police say.
The incident took place near the city of Kanpur.
Rescuers cut their way through the twisted carriages to retrieve bodies and rescue the injured, according to the (BBC).
More than 100 people have been reported injured.
It was not immediately clear what caused the coaches to derail near the village of Pukhrayan.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had spoken to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu, who was "personally monitoring the situation closely".
More than 20 million passengers everyday use the country's vast network, the fourth largest in the world.
Source: QNA
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