At least eight people have been killed and several injured when a passenger train collided with a goods train in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials say.

The incident happened near Bilaspur, about 116km from Chhattisgarh's state capital Raipur.

The goods train was stationary at the time of the accident, and the passenger train crashed into it from behind, damaging the passenger train's first few carriages, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao told reporters.

Television footage showed the mangled first carriage of the passenger train partially perched atop the last carriage of the goods train, as police and rescue teams tried to pull out survivors and a crowd watched from the parallel tracks.

Railway authorities said there would be a detailed inquiry into the incident.

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