Iran Train Crash in Semnan Province Cost At least 31 Lives

The accident happened in subzero temperatures about 250km (150 miles) east of the capital, Tehran.

`Four carriages derailed and two caught fire after an intercity express broke down between stations and was hit by another train early on Friday.

At least 31 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a, officials say.

Four of the fatalities were railway employees, state media report.

“The bodies of 31 dead have been identified and more than 70 people hospitalised,” State Governor Mohammad Reza Khabbaz told local media.

A mechanical failure had forced the intercity express train to stop between stations, the governor said.