New Delhi ( CNN ) At least 11 passengers were killed when a train jumped the rails in southern India on Friday , authorities said . Nine cars of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express train derailed some 50 kilometers from Bangalore in Karnataka state at around 7.30 am local time , said Chandrashekhar Gupta , a spokesman for India 's southwestern railway . Rescue crews have retrieved 11 bodies from the wrecked compartments , Gupta told CNN . More than 25 people were injured in the derailment , nine of them critically , he added . India 's vast railway network runs 7,000 trains serving 13 million passengers every day , according to officials . But the country 's rail safety record is poor , with several accidents reported each year . Authorities say they are using new technology and training their workforce to try to improve safety standards .
More than 25 people are injured , nine of them critically , an official said . The plane crashed early Friday in southern India 's Karnataka state .