3 killed and dozens injured in northern Russia when a passenger train derails

MOSCOW (AP) — Officials say a passenger train derailment in northern Russia has killed three people and injured dozens. The 14-carriage train derailed in Russia’s northern republic of Komi on Wednesday night, state rail company Russian Railways said in a statement, with nine carriages coming off the tracks. About 40 people were injured, 10 of them requiring hospitalization, state news agencies reported. The body of the third victim, a 16-year-old girl, was found on Thursday afternoon, according to Russia’s main agency for investigating possible criminal cases. The cause of the derailment of the train, which was carrying 232 passengers, was likely that heavy rains had washed out a portion of the tracks, the railway company said.