Several people were injured in a train crash that occurred in Calabria, a region in the south of Italy, on Thursday, local reports said.

Two women were seriously injured, one of which was pregnant, according to ANSA news agency.

They were rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Catanzaro, the capital city of Calabria.

More people were slightly injured. The reasons of the accident were yet to be known, local media said. Rescue teams and police were working on the spot to ascertain how the crash occurred.