Indian train hits crowd on tracks

At least 16 people have been killed in western India after a high-speed train ran into them, railway officials say.

The victims were hit by the train as they walked in the dark on the tracks near Surat in Gujarat state.

Their bodies were spotted by the driver of another train, police said. Several women and children were among the dead who were reported to be labourers.

Accidents are common on India's busy state-run rail system, especially at the many unmanned road crossings.

More than 13m passengers are carried every day on the rail network - one of the world's largest but also one of the most dangerous.