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15 dead as train hits jeep

Hindustan Times | ByPriya Ranjan Sahu, Sambalpur
Feb 23, 2009 01:37 AM IST

At least 15 people, including a newly wed bride, were killed, and one more seriously injured when an intercity train hit a jeep at an unmanned level crossing on Sunday evening, reports Priya Ranjan Sahu.

At least 15 people, including a newly wed bride, were killed, and one more seriously injured when an intercity train hit a jeep at an unmanned level crossing on Sunday evening.

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At about 4 pm, the Bolangir-Bhubaneswar Intercity hit a Mahindra Bolero just as it was crossing the railway tracks near Dhangar village, between Bargarh and Barpali railway stations, 375 km west of Bhubaneshwar. The Bolero, packed with a marriage party — including the bride — traveling to the groom’s parents’ home after the wedding, burst into flames.

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An angry mob soon gathered, blocking the railway track and setting fire to train’s engine.

The locals had been demanding a manned crossing at the spot ever since six people were killed in a similar accident at the same level crossing in 1983, police said.

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