Youth dies after being hit by Jan Shatabdi Express in Malappuram

TANUR: In a tragic incident, a youth was killed after being hit by a train. The incident took place in Mukkola in Tanur, Malappuram. Tanur Pariyapuram native Shijil (29) was hit by the Jan Shatabdi Express train. Following the incident, police arrived at the scene and took further action. The body has been shifted to the mortuary after inquest procedures.

Earlier in the day, four people hailing from Tamil Nadu were killed after being hit by a train in Shoranur. Villupuram natives Valli, Rani, Lakshman and Lakshman were walking over the railway bridge in Shoranur when the train hit them. The accident took place when they were collecting garbage from the railway track. They were walking over the bridge crossing Bharathapuzha when the Kerala Express train was passing by. Three people were hit by a train and one fell into the river. In a search conducted subsequently, the body of the person who fell into the river was recovered.