UP minister dies in accident at unmanned crossing

, May 19: A

state minister died on Monday in an accident at an unmanned railway crossing in Jaunpur district, said IBN Live report.

The Minister Satai Ram's vehicle was passing through the crossing when the mishap happened. Reports said that minister's driver and another staff member accompanying him were also dead.

There are more than 12,500 unmanned crossings across the country and over 200 people have been killed in such accidents in the last three years, says the report.

More details awaited.

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