Things could have taken an ugly turn for 16-year-old Dnyaneshwar Jadhav when he fell off the footboard of a train on Tuesday.Fortunately, Jadhav escaped the mishap with an injured left palm.

Jadhav, who was on his way home in Mankhurd, fell off the footboard the moment train pulled out of the Vashi station. A science student at the Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College in Vashi, the teenager said the accident occurred after he felt giddy and his grip on the pole at the door slackened, eventually leading to his fall.