At least 5 dead & 30 injured in horror train pile-up leaving one carriage jammed vertically into the air in India crash

AT LEAST five people have died with dozens more injured after a passenger train was hit by a goods train in eastern India.

Shocking pictures show one of the wrecked carriages suspended almost vertically in mid-air as worried onlookers gather nearby.

Pictures from the scene showed a train carriage suspended in mid-air after the crash

Rescue workers rushed to the scene in eastern India this morning

The crash happened in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Monday morning.

Rescue workers and disaster teams were rushed to the scene after the Kanchanjunga Express was hit by a goods train from behind.

According to local media a further 25 to 30 people were left injured in the horrific crash.

Several coaches on the express train were reportedly derailed on impact.

The death toll remained relatively low after the horror crash because the rear of the passenger train was made up of a cargo van and guards coach.

Carriages holding passengers remained further ahead, NDTV reports.

The goods train reportedly overshot a signal before smashing into the Kanchanjunga Express.

State minister Mamata Banerjee said: “Shocked to learn, just now, about a tragic train accident, in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district.

“Doctors, ambulances and disaster teams have been rushed to the site for rescue, recovery, medical assistance. Action on war-footing initiated.”

The Kanchanjunga Express links the north-eastern regions of Assam and Tripura with West Bengal.

It was travelling down a route called the Chicken’s Neck corridor this morning when the crash occurred, according to reports.

Tourists often take the service to travel to Darjeeling.