China will severely punish those who are responsible for the fatal train collision, Premier Wen Jiabao said while meeting the press at the site of the accident on Thursday.

"We will severely punish those who are responsible for the accident and those who hold responsibilities of leadership in accordance with the country's laws," Wen told the press.

Wen arrived in Wenzhou in east Zhejiang Province Thursday morning to mourn the victims of the fatal train collision.

The accident on Saturday evening left at least 39 people dead and 192 others injured.