A passenger train derailed in Russia's Bryansk Region after a bridge collapsed onto the tracks

A bridge overpass has collapsed onto train tracks in Russia's Bryansk Region, causing a derailment which killed seven people and injured 71 others.

Russia's Investigative Committee has said that the bridge was blown up deliberately, confirming an earlier statement by Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz.

Russian Senator Andrey Klishas and the governors of several Russian regions have accused Ukraine of being behind the derailment.