At least 133 dead and 200 injured after Indian train derails

At least 133 people have been killed after a passenger train derailed in northern India.

More than 200 others were hurt after 14 of the train's carriages left the track in northern Uttar Pradesh near the city of Kanpur.

Volunteers and police have pulled out bodies from the coaches and were working to rescue trapped passengers in other carriages, said Daljeet Chaudhary, a director general of police.

Injured passengers were being treated with first aid near the site, with those more seriously hurt being taken to hospitals in the city.

It is not clear how the accident happened, but the death toll is expected to rise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted:

Trains are the popular mode of transport for millions of Indians and around 23 million passengers use the country's vast railway network every day.