At least 13 people have died and two others are in critical condition after a collision between a passenger ferry and a navy speedboat near to a popular tourist destination in Mumbai, India, according to a local official.

The Indian Navy confirmed the speedboat was a naval craft that lost control. A navy craft on a trial engine run went off course and crashed with a passenger ferry en route from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island.

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) -At least 13 people died when an Indian naval boat collided with a passenger ferry with more than 100 passengers which then capsized off the coast of financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday,

A ferry capsized when it was struck by a navy speedboat, killing at least 13 passengers in Mumbai, India, today. The boat was travelling to Elephanta Island with more than 100 tourists onboard - including at least 20 children- when the out-of-control military vessel circled it before crashing into it.

At least 13 people died when a boat carrying more than 100 passengers capsized off the coast of India's financial capital Mumbai after colliding with an Indian Navy boat on Wednesday (December 18), officials said.

Thirteen persons died and 68 others were rescued after a Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, the Navy said. At about 4 pm, a Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with passenger ferry Neel Kamal off Karanja near Mumbai,