URUMQI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A train laden with coal has derailed and plunged into a river when passing a bridge in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, local authorities said on Sunday.

The accident happened at 3:40 p.m. in Fukang City, 70 kilometers north of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, when the train dragging more than 30 carriages was passing a bridge. The 10-meter-long bridge bridge collapsed and the first nine carriages were derailed, with three of which falling into the river. The river has been blocked by coal.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Officials from Urumqi railway authorities and Fukang city government have rushed to the scene. Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.