Moscow, Jun 27 (AP) A passenger train derailment in northern Russia killed three people and injured dozens, officials said Thursday.

The 14-carriage train derailed Wednesday night in Russia's northern republic of Komi, state rail company Russian Railways said in a statement, with nine carriages coming off the tracks.

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About 40 people were injured, 10 of them requiring hospitalization, state news agencies reported.

The body of the third victim, a 16-year-old girl, was found Thursday afternoon, according to the Investigative Committee, Russia's main agency for investigating possible criminal cases.

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The cause of the derailment of the train, which was carrying 232 passengers, was likely that heavy rains had washed out a portion of the tracks, the railway company said.

It was not clear whether crew negligence was a factor.

The train was headed to the southern city of Novorossiysk from Vorkuta, a coal mining town in the north of Komi, Russian Railways said.

Russian Railways has promised to pay 2 million Rubles (just under USD 22,900) to the families of each of those killed in the derailment on top of the 2.025 million-Ruble (about USD 23,100) insurance payout they will get.

The injured who were hospitalized will get 1 million Rubles (about USD 11,400) each, and those who sought outpatient medical assistance will receive 500,000 Rubles (about USD 5,700), the company said. (AP)

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