YANGON. Dec 31: More than 100 people were killed and several more injured when a passenger train derailed and plunged into a ravine, state-run media said Saturday, reports AP

The train was travelling between Mandalay in central Myanmar and Kachin State when its brakes failed while travelling downhill. Reports said the train went out of con trol and several coaches derailed, some falling into the ravine

Television and radio reports said 102 passengers died in the crash, which occurred Friday. 770 kilometers (460-miles) north of Yangon.