India: 16-year-old boy dies while shooting reel on railway tracks

In a tragic incident, a 16-year-old was killed after he was hit by a train in Hyderabad, India.

The boy was shooting a reel on the railway tracks along with two of his friends when the accident took place.

Officials have said to Indian media that the boy could not move fast enough when the vehicle came closer as his back was facing the oncoming train.

However, both his friends, who were taking selfies, managed to make a narrow escape.

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