NEW DELHI. Aug 7: An Indian train ran over 14 people who were using a railway bridge to cross a swollen river in the eastern state of Bihar, newspapers said today, reports AFP.

Ten of the victims fell into the river and were washed away after being hit by the train Thursday while the bodies of four others were recovered on the bridge. The Hindu and other dailies said.

The dead people had been us-Sthe railway bridge because a dge used by motorists and pedestrians had been washed away by floods.