13 killed as train hits jeep at unmanned crossing

Mangalore Today News Network

Maharajganj (UP), May 9, 2014: Thirteen people were today killed and three others seriously injured when a train rammed into a jeep at a unmanned railway crossing in Kothipur area here.

The incident took place at 1 AM when the jeep carrying 16 persons was returning from a marriage function, police said.

While 13 people died on the spot, three others were rushed to a hospital where their condition stated to be the serious.