HARBIN - Seven people died after a cargo train and a passenger bus collided on Monday morning in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, local government sources said.

The collision happened at 7:36 am in the city of Heihe. Six people died at the scene and another died on the way to hospital. All of the victims were passengers on the bus.

The injured have been rushed to local hospitals.

The train was operated by a local railway company in Heihe.

The cause of the collision is being investigated.