The death toll from a high-speed train crash in east China's Zhejiang Province has risen to 39, according to the local government Monday.

Three more bodies were recovered at the site Sunday, bringing the number of the dead to 39 as of 6 p.m. Monday, said sources with the city government of Wenzhou, where the crash occurred late Saturday.

Among the dead are two American citizens, the U.S. Embassy in China confirmed Monday.

A staff member with the embassy who preferred not to be named told Xinhua in a telephone interview that two Americans died in the accident, but declined to reveal their names.

The staff member said the embassy had contacted with their families.

The accident occurred when high-speed train D301 rear-ended bullet train D3115 at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on a viaduct near the city of Wenzhou.

The latest number is not the final death toll from the accident, said the sources with the Wenzhou government.

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