2 separate train accidents kill 14 in India
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Two train accidents in eastern and northern India have claimed at least 14 lives, officials said Tuesday.
A speeding train rammed into an SUV at an unmanned railroad crossing in eastern India, killing all 13 people in the vehicle, said S.N. Pradhan, a top police officer.
The SUV was crossing the railroad track in Jharkhand state when it was hit by the passenger train late Monday night, Pradhan said.
The dead included five children.
Pradhan said police were investigating claims by witnesses that a tire from the SUV became stuck in the track, and that the vehicle was struck before people could climb out.
