The train derailment death toll in northern Japan rose to five as rescuers searched the snow-covered wreck today, following reports that more passengers could be trapped inside.

The president of West Japan Railway is to resign following a horrific derailment that killed 107 people, it was announced today.

Police expanded their investigation today at the site of Japan’s worst train crash in decades, but workers called off the search for bodies after the death toll reached 106.

A crowded commuter train derailed and smashed into a block of flats in western Japan today, killing at least 37 people and injuring 200 others.