Several people died in Hungary on Tuesday after a train derailed after striking a vehicle, law enforcement officials said.

The incident occurred just before 7 AM in Mindszent, a town in Southern Hungary. Police said a van drove onto the train tracks and was struck by a train, which derailed from the force of the collision.

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Hungarian state railways hinted that all the people who died in the accident were traveling in the van that obstructed the train. It said that 22 people were on the train at the time of the collision.

Two people were seriously hurt and eight others suffered mild injuries, according to reports from Associated Press citing Hungarian authorities.

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Local media reports suggest that at least seven people died in the accident on early Tuesday.

The Csongrad-Csanad county police said they had closed the entire width of the road during the on-site inspection and rescue. Traffic was diverted to surrounding streets.

(This is a breaking news story, more updates to follow)