At least 140 people were injured in southern Russia on Monday when a train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck on a level crossing, causing eight carriages to derail, Russian Railways said.

The driver of the train, which was travelling from Kazan in Tatarstan to Adler on the Black Sea, slammed on the brakes when he saw the Kamaz truck, whose driver had broken traffic rules and entered the crossing despite alarms, Russian Railways added.