Unmanned gates or death traps in Kerala

A car was hit by a train in an unmanned gate in Harippadu, Alappuzha district, Kerala. The passenger, father P.D. Zacharia, a Christian priest escaped with injuries and hospitalised later. The incident took place around 1.15 pm on Tuesday. The driver could see the train only after the car entered the railway track. Despite his earnest efforts to cross the rail before the train reached, the train hit the car and car fell into a hole nearby. The priest was held up in the car due to the seat belt. Some shop keepers  came and break-opened the door for taking him out.
 
Unmanned railway gates are still playing death traps in Kerala, the state known for enormous density of population. The local people wonder why a small state like Kerala with high density of population still have unmanned gates. Lot of temples, churches, mosques, paddy fields, colonies and residential houses are there in this particular place, high human and vehicular traffic is quite natural. So, the natives demand a gateman in this particular crossing level.  It is reported that 4 people had been killed in different accidents in the same spot during the last 4 years.

Division does have 95 unmanned gates (and 308 manned gates), said Sri Khimraj Meena, Thiruvananthapuram Division PRO of Indian Railways.
 
Why such unmanned gates are still remaining is a million dollar question.