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Five persons had a miraculous escape at an unmanned railway level crossing near Bhaliagada on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday when the van in which they were travelling was hit by Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam intercity express.According to the railway police sources, driver of the van had taken the vehicle to the track while the Chennai-Puri express was crossing on the up track. While the van was on the down track, the intercity express was seen approaching on the same track.Panicked driver and passengers of the vehicle jumped to safety, leaving the vehicle on the track. The train hit the vehicle and went ahead. After the accident, villagers blocked the track demanding a railway gate there. Following the agitation, the Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express and Guwahati-Bengaluru express were stranded at Berhampur railway station for some time.