Train Wreck Kills Dozens in India

BHOPAL, India — A passenger train plunged into a riverbed in central India on Sunday, killing dozens of people and injuring scores more, local news agencies reported.

The Press Trust of India news agency reported that 36 people were killed and 200 others injured when five cars of the Ahmadabad-Haora Express train crashed into the Hansdev River.

However, United News of India cited a conflicting report that put the death toll at 100, with 400 others injured in the accident.

The accident occurred near the town of Champa in the state of Madhya Pradesh, about 340 miles southeast of Bhopal, the state capital.