At least 14 members of a marriage party, including the bride, were killed and two others seriously injuredon Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with an express train at an unmanned level crossing at Dhanger, 60 km from here.
The jeep, which got stuck to the train engine, was dragged 200 meters along the track before it caught fire at the level crossing between Bargarh and Barpali railway stations, police said.
Fourteen people, including seven women and a child, were killed in the tragedy that took place at 3.50 pm, they said adding the bride and her family members were on their way to her in-law's house after the wedding.
While bride Pinki Dehury (18) and 11 others died on the spot, two others later succumbed to their injuries at the hospital, Inspector in-charge of Bargarh police station U S Maharana said.
The groom had already left the marriage mandap at Kainser, 18 kms from the mishap site, for his house at Dhanger before the bride, they said, adding none of the passengers of the Balangir-Puri Inter-city Express was injured.
Soon after the incident, fire engines were pressed into service to douse the fire engulfing the jeep and the injured were then rushed to VSS Medical College Hospital at Burla. source:http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200902222103.htm
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