Malda (WB), Sep 2 (PTI) A class 9 student was killed after the boy was hit by a running goods train while he was taking a selfie video in Malda district of West Bengal, police said on Wednesday.

Manoj Mondal, who was accompanied by a friend, was taking the selfie video on a railway track in Englishbazar area.

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When he was taken to a hospital, doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said adding that his friend had a narrow escape, police said.

The incident occurred on Tuesday when the boy, a resident of Kaji village, had come to a relative's place. PTI

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