Seven people have died and around 70 others reportedly injured following the collapse of two bridges in Russia close to the Ukraine border. Loading audio...

One of the bridges was seen to collapse directly onto a railway line as a train passed below, resulting in its derailment close to the city of Bryansk, south west of Moscow.

The train crash left the driver dead, alongside six other passengers on board, with a further 66 others injured.

The train was said to be travelling from Moscow to Klimov at the time, with local authorities in the region blaming the collapse on what Moscow Railways labelled "illegal interference".

The derailment, which took place at 10.44pm local time (7.44pm GMT), saw plumes of smoke bellow into the air between Pilshino and Vygonichi stations.

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