Teen killed after touching live wire in Tamil Nadu while trying to take selfie
The boy, who had accompanied his father, climbed on the train on a different platform, ignorant of the high tension wire running above, to click a picture of his self.
Tragedy stuck a teen here on Thursday when he was electrocuted after climbing atop a goods train to click a selfie, police said.
According to police, 15 year-old M Ganeshwar was the son of a state government quality inspector. (File photo)
According to police, 15 year-old M Ganeshwar was the son of a state government quality inspector who was inspecting food grains transported here by a goods train at the railway junction here.
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The boy, who had accompanied his father, climbed on the train on a different platform, ignorant of the high tension wire running above, to click a picture of his self.
He came in contact with the live wire with 25,000 volts and died instantly, police said.
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