6 die as vehicle collides with train at unmanned rly crossing

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : May 19 2014 | 7:23 PM IST
Six persons, including three women, were killed and four injured when the mini-truck they were travelling in collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district today, police said.
The victims were on their way to market when the incident took place near Sandiapura in Kapasan town this morning, police said.
The truck driver could not see the fast-approaching Bandra-Udaipur train which led to the collision, they said.
Rupa Banjara (20), Babulal (25) and three women-- Sosar (22), Chandu (20) and Radha (18)-- died on the spot.
A 16-year-old boy, Jagdish, succumbed to his injuries in hospital, police said.
The injured were being treated at government hospital, they added.

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First Published: May 19 2014 | 7:23 PM IST

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