A student got killed by a train while taking a selfie after returning from party. (Representational_
A 21-year-old engineering student died when he was hit by a speeding train while trying to take a selfie Coimbatore in early in the morning today, police said.
The incident occurred past midnight when the student was returning after celebrating New Year, they said.
Gunasekharan, a resident of Dindigul district studying at a private college in the city's outskirt, died on the spot when he was trying to take a selfie with the train in the background using his mobile phone, police said.
The victim was hit by the train and hurled at a distance of around 100 feet, they said.