In pictures: Train crash in Australia

Nine people died and many more were injured when a commuter train came off the rails near Sydney, Australia on Thursday.

The remoteness of the densely wooded site at Waterfall, 30 km (20 miles) south of Sydney, hampered rescue efforts.

An injured passenger is carried from the wreckage

The crash happened in a deep ravine, making rescue all the more difficult

A crash victim is carried to a waiting helicopter

Hundreds of rescue workers were airlifted to the scene

An unidentified passenger winces in pain

Crash investigators examine the front of the engine