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.

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.

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.

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,

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,