One dies after Rajdhani hits van at level crossing

BHUBANESWAR: One person was killed and another seriously injured today when the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express hit a van at an unmanned level crossing in Odisha's Cuttack district.
The accident occurred this afternoon between Jajpur Road and Cuttack, an official of East Coast Railway (ECoR) said.
Train movement in one of the two lines of the busy Howrah-Chennai route remained affected for about four hours as the Rajdhani Express was stranded, railway sources said.
The victim was the driver of the van, which was mangled under the impact of the collision.
The injured has been admitted to a hospital, officials said.