12 of family die in mishap at level crossing

The driver of the vehicle was also those killed.

At the accident site near Hisar, Monday.

Twelve members of a family, including four children, were killed and three others injured when the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into the Dhuri-Sirsa passenger train at an unmanned rail crossing in Sarsod village of Hisar amid low visibility due to heavy fog Monday.

The driver of the vehicle was among those killed, SHO, Government Railway Police, Hisar, Bhim Sein said.

Soon after the accident, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu asked the General Manager of the North Western Railway to visit the accident site to oversee affairs there and report to the Railway Board. Prabhu is reported to have also asked Chairman Railway Board A K Mital and Member (Engineering) V K Gupta to find a way to expedite the process of manning all the unmanned level crossings.

The train from Dhuri in Punjab was headed to Sirsa in Haryana when the accident occurred near village Sarsod, about 30 km from Hisar.
The victims belonged to village Balak and were on their way to attend a religious function when the mishap took place. The police said low visibility due to fog might be the possible reason for the mishap. The three injured, who were also travelling in the Tata Magic, have been admitted to the Civil Hospital at Hisar.

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