Chennai Teen Run Over by Train While Taking a Selfie

An electric train ran over a teenage boy as he attempted to take a selfie.

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A 16-year-old boy was attempting to take a selfie on the railway tracks when he was run over by a train Sunday evening in Chennai. The victim was a second-year student of Poonamallee Aringnar Anna government higher secondary school.

The victim was with a group of friends on his way back from a zoological park in the area when he noticed an electric train speeding by. This is when he decided to go closer to take a selfie, which ended in the tragedy.

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