Trains collide in England, several injured

Two passenger trains have collided at Fisherton Tunnel in the southwestern English city of Salisbury, injuring a number of people, police say, declaring the crash a major incident.

"A number of people have been injured, but thankfully no one has died," British transport police said on Sunday.

While most of the people were "walking wounded", a small number of injured people, including the driver, have been taken to the hospital, the police said.

Fire trucks and ambulances were at the scene near Salisbury station. The Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said it has helped remove about 100 people.

One of the train drivers who was trapped in his cab had been released and was taken to hospital, PA reported. He was not seriously injured.

The BBC quoted a spokesman for Network Rail, a track operator, as saying the rear carriage of one train derailed after striking an object on its approach to Salisbury station and the incident disabled all signalling in the area.

The second train then collided with the first one.

The collision involved a South Western Railway and a Great Western service, according to the BBC report.

Great Western Railway said the crash involved a train travelling between Portsmouth and Bristol and another travelling from London's Waterloo Station to Honiton.

The operator said it would co-operate with the police investigation.

South Western Railway said on Twitter that train service disruptions were expected to last until November 2.