Boy, taking selfie, killed after being hit by running train

A class 9 student was killed after he was hit by a running goods train while he was taking a selfie video in Malda district of West Bengal, police said on Wednesday. Manoj Mondal, who was accompanied by a friend, was taking the selfie video on a railway track in Englishbazar area.

When he was taken to a hospital, doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said adding that his friend had a narrow escape, police said. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the boy, a resident of Kaji village, had come to a relative's place.