NEW DELHI, Feb. 02 (Saba)- At least 15 people were killed and 50 others injured due to a train mishap, local media reported Wednesday.

The mishap took place in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Tuesday.

The mishap happened when a thousand aspirant for police jobs, sitting on the rooftops of a speeding train, were squashed by a low over bridge near Shahjahanpur, some 130 km from state capital Luck now.

The aspirants traveling on the rooftops were returning from a police recruitment rally in Bareilly that was canceled at the last moment.

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