An express train in India ploughed into a crowd of Hindu pilgrims at a remote train station in the state of Bihar, killing at least 37.
The passengers, mostly Hindu pilgrims, had just alighted from a train at Dhamara Ghat station and were on their way to a temple in Saharsa district.
A mob is reported to have beaten the driver and set two coaches on fire afterwards.
A senior state police officer said it was difficult to say how many people had died as many bodies had been dismembered.
The incident took place at 8.40am local time on Monday. The pilgrims were hit by the Rajya Rani Express travelling on the opposite track.
The incident happened in Saharsa district in the state of Bihar, 200km from the state capital Patna.
The BBC reports India's state railway network is vast: 9000 passenger trains carry some 18 million passengers every day.
A government safety panel said last year said that about 15,000 people were killed each year crossing train tracks.
