HARIDWAR: A 20-year-old girl died after being hit by a train while filming an Instagram reel. The incident took place in Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh. Haridwar Roorkee College of Engineering student Vaishali died after being hit by a train. The incident happened yesterday. Police said two other students who were with Vaishali escaped the accident unhurt.

The accident happened when Vaishali and her friends were trying to shoot the reel on the track near Rahimpur railway crossing. Vaishali was hit by a passing Barmer Express train while filming the reel on the track. Police stated that Vaishali died on the spot. After getting the information, the police sent the body for post-mortem. The Ganga Nahar Police informed that they are conducting a detailed investigation into the incident.

Vaishali lived in Haripur Tongia village in Haridwar. Now she was staying with her uncle in Roorkee. The police said that shooting of such adventurous videos to get likes and comments on social media is increasing and the youth should refrain from this. The police added that awareness will be created among the youth on the issue. A similar incident happened last year as well. A 20-year-old man was killed by a train in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh when some college students were shooting their reels.