The student was run over by the train while attempting the photograph of himself with an electric train (Representational image)
Chennai:
Just outside Chennai, a 16-year-old student died while trying to take a selfie with a speeding train in the background.
The Class 11 student, Dinesh, was run over by the train while attempting the photograph of himself with an electric train.
He was with a group of friends on his way back from a zoological park in the area.
India reported half of the world's 27 selfie-related deaths last year, the Washington Post recently reported.
Last month, the Mumbai police created 16 no-selfie zones after a man drowned trying to save a girl who fell into the sea while taking a photo of herself.
The girl also died though the passerby who jumped into the water managed to save two of her friends before he also drowned.
The Class 11 student, Dinesh, was run over by the train while attempting the photograph of himself with an electric train.
He was with a group of friends on his way back from a zoological park in the area.
India reported half of the world's 27 selfie-related deaths last year, the Washington Post recently reported.
Last month, the Mumbai police created 16 no-selfie zones after a man drowned trying to save a girl who fell into the sea while taking a photo of herself.
The girl also died though the passerby who jumped into the water managed to save two of her friends before he also drowned.
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