17-year-old dies after falling from running local train

A 17-year-old student, who was returning home after appearing in Class 10 exam, died after falling off a running local train here Friday, police said. The tragic incident took place between Sandhurst Road and Dockyard Road stations on the Harbour line section of the Central Railway in the evening, an official said.

The victim was identified as Mohammed Zuber Shaikh, a resident of Wadala East, he said. He was returning home with his school friends after appearing in the last paper of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, the official said.

Zuber fell off the crowded train during evening rush hours and suffered serious injuries, he said. The teenager was rushed to a hospital, but was declared dead before admission, he said.

An accidental death case was registered at the Wadala Railway Police station and an investigation was underway, the official added.