Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 50

Rescuers at the site in Balasore district (Press Trust of India/AP)

Two passenger trains have derailed in India, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged coaches, officials said.

About 400 people were injured and taken to hospital after the accident, which happened on Friday nearly 1,000 miles northwest of the capital New Delhi, officials said.