Youth killed after being hit by train in UP

A 20-year-old youth, crossing a railway track near Fefna railway station, was run over by a train as he was listening to music on earphone and could not hear the sound of the whistle of the approaching train, police said today.

Amit Kumar (20) was killed and Devvrat Maurya (23) was seriously injured when they were crossing the railway tracks and were hit by the train yesterday, they said.

Both men were hearing music on earphones while crossing the rail line, police said.