A Chinese high-speed train derailed this afternoon with two of its carriages falling off a bridge, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
At least 32 people have now been confirmed dead and more than 100 others have been taken to hospital.
The train was travelling between the cities of Hangzhou and Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province when it went off the rails around 8.30pm, local firefighting were quoted as saying.
The accident occurred in Wenzhou's Shuangyu Town.
Xinhua said the capacity of each car on the train was about 100 passengers.
The accident occurred less than a month after China inaugurated a new flagship $33bn line from Beijing to Shanghai that halves the rail journey time between the two Chinese cities to five hours.
However, the new Beijing-Shanghai line has suffered problems with delays caused by power outages, sparking a slew of criticism online and in Chinese media.
China has poured money into a massive rail expansion but the huge investments have made the sector a hotbed for corruption, and raised concerns over costs and whether corners were being cut on rail safety.
China's state auditor has said construction companies and individuals last year siphoned off $29m from the Beijing-Shanghai project.
