Tourist train overturns in Majorca leaving dozens injured including three children

Around a dozen people, including at least three children, have been injured after a tourist train overturned in Majorca.

Several passengers described locally as foreign holidaymakers were thrown out of the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon as one of the carriages flipped on a bend.

The incident happened around 1pm on Wednesday in the popular Cala d’Or beach area, in the south-east of the island which is made up of a number of small, sandy coves.

Eight of the casualties were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance while another three were treated at the scene.

Most of the injured went to Lllevant Hospital in the nearby resort of Porto Cristo, with the rest going to a private clinic called Hospital Quironsalud Palmaplanas.

Several foreign holidaymakers were reportedly thrown out of the vehicle on Wednesday afternoon (Facebook)

Eight people were taken to hospital by ambulance (Facebook)

Unconfirmed reports said one of the wheels of the train touched a kerb as it rounded a bend at speed.

Police and Civil Guard rushed to the scene with emergency medical responders.

A full-scale probe into the accident was already underway, with police said to be focusing on whether the train was going too fast.

Although most of the injuries suffered have been described as minor, one child is said to be serious.

The nationalities of those caught up in the drama was not yet known.

Pictures from the scene showed one of the carriages of the tourist train on its side and police interviewing tourists thought to have been travelling in the vehicle by the accident scene.