Lucknow: Three people were killed and at least nine persons left injured after a Patna-bound train derailed near Manikpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh in India early this morning, reports NDTV

Thirteen coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express derailed at 4:18am (Indian Time) after it left the Manikpur station, less than 12 hours after a bolero collided with a passenger train near Lucknow killing four and injuring two.

Police said a man and his six-year-old son died on the spot while the third person died at a hospital. Two of the injured are said to be serious.

Railway officials are on the spot and investigating the reasons that led to the accident. According to Additional Director General (Law and Order), Anand Kumar, fractured railway track could have derailed the coaches. The incident has disrupted the movement of trains on the Patna-Allahabad route, reports NDTV.