10 killed in India train crash

A passenger express slammed into a stationary freight train in northern India on Monday, killing at least 10 people with others feared trapped in the wreckage, an official said.
The express was travelling to Gorakhpur city in northern Uttar Pradesh state when it collided with the stationary train at a local station, leaving scores of passengers injured, Indian Railways officials said.
Six carriages were derailed in the accident and emergency rescue and medical teams were racing to free those still thought trapped inside and ferry the injured to hospital, they said.
"We are trying to ascertain the exact number of casualties. What we know now is that six bogies of the train derailed following the collision and at least 10 people have died," the official said in New Delhi, requesting anonymity, according to AFP.