A passenger train derails near the railway station Kaloyanovet in Bulgaria, on July 12, 2014. A passenger train derailed in Bulgaria on Saturday afternoon, killing the train driver and injuring 14 passengers, the Interior Ministry said on its website. (Xinhua/BTA)

A passenger train derailed in Bulgaria on Saturday afternoon, killing the train driver and injuring 14 passengers, the Interior Ministry said on its website.

The accident occurred at 3:17 p.m. local time (1317 GMT) near the railway station Kaloyanovets, while the locomotive of the train Sofia-Varna turned around and struck the third car, the Ministry of Transport said in a press release.

The crash is under investigation, the Ministry of Transport said.