NEW DELHI — A passenger train travelling through southern India collided with another train stopped at a signal on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring dozens more, police said.
Shalendra Babu, a senior police official, said late Tuesday three train cars derailed in the accident, about 80 kilometres southwest of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state.
Rescuers have taken at least 80 injured passengers to nearby hospitals, Babu told reporters.
A local lawmaker from the area, Abdul Rehman, said authorities fear that as many as 15 people might be dead.
Heavy rain was hampering the rescue efforts, the Press Trust of India reports.
India's railroad network is one of the largest in the world and carries about 14 million passengers each day. Accidents are common, with most blamed on poor maintenance and human error.
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