A passenger train derailed in Russia's Volgograd region that left several people injured on Monday, media reports said.

Russian Railways said the train — which was travelling through the Volgograd region — collided with a truck that drove into a railroad crossing at 12:35 local time, reported The Moscow Times.

Eight passenger cars were thrown from the tracks following the mishap.

According to a section of media reports at least 100 people were hurt due to the accident.