At least 10 people were killed and 20 injured when a train hit a bus carrying people from a marriage party, at a railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh, northern in India, on Saturday evening, the Indo-Asian News Service said on Sunday.

The accident took place in Badaun district 250 kilometers from Lucknow, state capital of Uttar Pradesh, said the report, quoting police sources.

The death toll is likely to go up as six seriously injured are fighting for life in hospital, said the report.

The current late winter season is the most favored time for Indians to get married. Wedding ceremonies come to a climax with marriage parties attended by all house members, relatives, neighbors and friends.

(Xinhua News Agency March 1, 2009)