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Selfie with train costs MP man his life

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IANS Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

A young man's desire to click a selfie with a moving train proved fatal for him in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district.

Jayesh, 18, lost his life late Saturday after being hit by a train while he was posing for a selfie with it at Mangliya village of the district, police said on Sunday.

"Jayesh, along with his two friends -- Ajay and Amit -- went near the railway tracks to click pictures. Jayesh met with the accident while he was posing for the selfie," a police official told IANS.

He was immediately taken to hospital where doctors pronounced him dead, the official added.

 

Police said both his friend were being interrogated.

In October, a youth fell to death in a dam while trying to click a selfie here.

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First Published: Dec 06 2015 | 6:04 PM IST

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