Youth dies after falling from local train in Mumbai

27 February,2016 05:05 PM IST |   |  PTI

A college student, who was standing on a foot-board of a local train, died after being hit by a signal post and falling off the speeding train here, official said on Saturday


A college student, who was standing on a foot-board of a local train, died after being hit by a signal post and falling off the speeding train here, official said on Saturday.

The victim, identified as Pravin Druv (20), boarded a train at Goregaon station on Friday. He was standing on the foot-board of the train, the Railway official said.

As the train gathered speed, the youth fell from the train after being hit by a signal post, he said. He was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries last night, he added.

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