A 24-year-old man was killed after being hit by a long distance train while he was taking a selfie on railway tracks in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The incident took place under a flyover between Ambernath and Badlapur stations on Tuesday evening, a Government Railway Police (GRP) official at Kalyan said.<\/p>\n
The man, identified as Sahir Ali, native of West Bengal, was visiting his relatives in Ambernath area of Thane, GRP’s senior police inspector Pandhari Kande said.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, he, along with his relatives and friends, went near the railway tracks under the flyover to take selfies and group photos.<\/p>\n
While capturing a selfie, he failed to notice the speeding Koyna Express approaching from behind. The man got run over by the train and died on the spot, the official said.<\/p>\n
After receiving information, Kalyan GRP personnel rushed to the spot and sent the body to a government hospital for post-mortem.<\/p>\n
The police have registered a case of accidental death and an investigation is on into it, the official said.<\/p>\n
Railway and police officials have warned people about the dangers of trespassing on railway tracks.<\/p>\n
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