Two dead and 20 injured as passenger train derails in India

The site of a passenger train accident near Gonda in India (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)

A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a rail official said. The cause of the accident is being investigated.

Naveen Kumar, a state relief commissioner, said dozens of rescuers, a 40-member team of doctors and paramedics, and 15 ambulances have reached the site of the accident. The injured have been moved to hospitals and government health centres in the area, he said.