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Train kills groom, two others, on wedding day in Vietnam
Feb 4, 2012, 4:31 GMT
Hanoi - A groom, his mother and a cousin died en route to the wedding party after being hit by a train in northern Vietnam, local media reported Saturday.
The accident in Ha Nam province when a minivan carrying a group of people stopped to allow passengers to use the toilet on the other side of the railway tracks.
The three victims reportedly were crossing back over at a section of the line where they could not see the oncoming train.
The bride returned to the van safely.
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