2 Boys, Listening To Songs On Earphones On Railway Track, Run Over By Train In UP

The incident occurred when the boys were sitting on the railway line and listening to music with their earphones, the police said.

Two teenagers, listening to music via earphones on the railway lines, died after being hit by a train, police said on Monday.

Station House Officer (SHO) of Kotwali police station, Deendayal Pandey, said the two friends, Sameer (15) and Zakir Ahmed (16), are residents of Rajdepur.

The incident occurred on Sunday evening when the boys were sitting on the railway line and listening to music with their earphones. As the train reached the track, they couldn't hear the sound of the train's horn, Pandey said.