U.P minister Sitai Ram dies in a mishap at rail crossing

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ANI Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Last Updated : May 19 2014 | 3:22 PM IST

Samajwadi Party leader, and a minister in the Uttar Pradesh Government, Satai Ram on Monday died in a tragic incident after the car they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing.

This was corroborated by District Magistrate, Suhas LY who said, "While UP Minister Satai Ram was coming from a village towards Jaunpur, his car met with an accident in an unmanned railway crossing."

Reports suggest that Satai Ram's driver and another staff member accompanying him were also dead.

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First Published: May 19 2014 | 3:08 PM IST

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