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Rajagopal, who hails from Pudhu Sorathur near Chinnasam in Villupuram district, was living in a government hostel in Saidapate. He used to work part -time with a cater
The deceased was searching for his Bluetooth earphone which fell on the railway track. (Representative/file photo)
A second year student of the college was hit by the train while searching for his earphones on the railway track. The incident took place on Friday near Kodambakkam railway station in Chennai. According to the Times of India report, the Government Railway Police reached the spot and sent him to the hospital, where he was declared dead.
The 19 -year -old student has been identified as Rajagopal. He was a BSc second year student at Nandanam’s Government Arts College and lived in a government hostel in Saidapate. He was a native of Pudhu Sorathur near Chinnasam in Villupuram district.
Rajagopal used to work part -time with a cateror. According to the report, the incident happened when he was going towards his workplace after the college was over on Friday evening. His Bluetooth earphones fell and fell on the railway track. He got off the train at Kodambakkam station to find earphones and went on the tracks to do so. However, he was unaware of the upcoming train and got caught in him and died on the spot, the report said.
At present, the police is investigating the case.
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A few days ago in a similar incident 16 year old girl He died while crossing the railway track at Safale railway station in Maharashtra. At that time he had put his earphones and did not hear the horn of the coming express train and died due to his grip. She was hit by the train and died on the spot.
The 16 -year -old girl was identified as Vaishnavi Rawal, who was a resident of Makne village in Palghar. Despite efforts to avoid the accident by repeatedly playing horn by the express train staff, it was too late. The entire train was shocked by the accidental death of Vaishnavi and after that there was a crowd of passengers at the railway station.
