MEXICO CITY, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed and 45 others injured early Monday when a double-deck passenger bus collided with a train in central Mexico, authorities said.

The collision occurred on the Atlacomulco-Maravatio federal highway in the Atlacomulco municipality, the State of Mexico, according to media reports.

The injured were transferred to a hospital, while emergency agencies are working at the scene, said the state's civil protection agency.