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Trying to take pic on mobile near track proves fatal for boy

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Press Trust of India Coimbatore

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An 18-year-old boy was run over by a goods train and another seriously injured when they were trying to take a 'selfie' near a railway track on the city outskirts today, police said.

The boys, both studying at a private college, noticed the train approaching and attempted to click pictures using a mobile phone. However, they were knocked down, they said.

Passers-by rushed the injured students to hospital but one of them succumbed to his injuries there, police added.
 

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First Published: Jan 24 2018 | 4:05 PM IST

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