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| At least 14 members of a wedding party, including the bride, have died in a collision between their van and a train at a railway crossing in eastern India. | At least 14 members of a wedding party, including the bride, have died in a collision between their van and a train at a railway crossing in eastern India. |
| The vehicle, carrying 15 people, was returning after a wedding. Women and children were among the victims. | The vehicle, carrying 15 people, was returning after a wedding. Women and children were among the victims. |
| Three other people were critically hurt in the accident at the unmanned crossing in Dhangera, in Orissa state. | Three other people were critically hurt in the accident at the unmanned crossing in Dhangera, in Orissa state. |
| Some 1,000 angry local residents later descended on the site, demanding that a manned gate be set up at the crossing. | Some 1,000 angry local residents later descended on the site, demanding that a manned gate be set up at the crossing. |
| But a police officer said the protest had been largely peaceful. | But a police officer said the protest had been largely peaceful. |
| Trains halted | Trains halted |
| The accident, which involved a passenger train, happened at about 1600 local time (1130 GMT), some 300km (186 miles) west of Orissa's capital of Bhubaneswar, railway spokesperson GP Mishra said. | The accident, which involved a passenger train, happened at about 1600 local time (1130 GMT), some 300km (186 miles) west of Orissa's capital of Bhubaneswar, railway spokesperson GP Mishra said. |
| "As the vehicle rammed into the Bolangir-Puri Intercity Express it caught fire, leaving very little chance for the travellers to survive," local police official BK Das told the BBC. | "As the vehicle rammed into the Bolangir-Puri Intercity Express it caught fire, leaving very little chance for the travellers to survive," local police official BK Das told the BBC. |
| Train services in the area have come to a complete halt since the accident. | Train services in the area have come to a complete halt since the accident. |
| Divisional railway head BK Patel said rescue and medical trains had been rushed to the spot and efforts were under way to restore rail services. | Divisional railway head BK Patel said rescue and medical trains had been rushed to the spot and efforts were under way to restore rail services. |
| This is the second major rail accident in Orissa in the past two weeks. | This is the second major rail accident in Orissa in the past two weeks. |
| On 13 February, 15 people were killed when 14 carriages of a passenger train derailed at Jajpur Road station in north Orissa. | On 13 February, 15 people were killed when 14 carriages of a passenger train derailed at Jajpur Road station in north Orissa. |