Three people have been killed and another 40 injured after a train collision in the Belgian town of Hermalle-Sous-Huy, Belgian officials have said.

Belgian media reports said a passenger train had collided with a goods train.

The collision derailed two of the passenger train's six carriages, according to a statement from Belgian railways SNCB.

Local emergency services and reinforcements from the nearest city of Liege were at the site of the crash.