15 dead as train collides with taxi in India
<p><span word="Fifteen">Fifteen</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Uttar">Uttar</span> <span word="Pradesh">Pradesh</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="minivan">minivan</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> 19 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unmanned">unmanned</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mahamaya">Mahamaya</span> <span word="Nagar">Nagar</span> <span word="district">district</span>, 296 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Lucknow">Lucknow</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> (<span word="minivan">minivan</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> 15 <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="around">around</span> 7:30 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="crossings">crossings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unmanned">unmanned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collisions">collisions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>-<span word="strapped">strapped</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="record">record</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 15,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="massacre">massacre</span>".</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hiked">hiked</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="Dinesh">Dinesh</span> <span word="Trivedi">Trivedi</span>, <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Trinamool">Trinamool</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> "<span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="poor">poor</span>".</p>
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