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Over 1,220 killed in train mishaps
15 Dec, 2011The fatalities in railways mishaps has been over 1200 during the last five years India, out of which 717 pertained to unmanned level crossings. Data revealed in relation to an RTI query has shown that more than 100 persons lose their life annually at these unmanned crossings. Mishaps at unmanned level crossing claimed 146 lives in 2006-07, 148 in 2007-08, 129 in 2008-09, 170 in 2009-10 and 124 in 2010-11.