Ghaziabad, December 15: Three persons, including a couple, have been run over by a speeding train while they were "making videos with mobile phones" on a railway track here, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened near Kaloo Garhi railway crossing under Masuri police station area on Wednesday night around 9 pm and all the three died on the spot, a senior police official said. Uttar Pradesh: Close Shave for Rickshaw Puller As Speeding Train Almost Hits Him in Aligarh (Watch Video).

Deputy Commissioner of Police (rural) Iraj Raja said that investigation has revealed that they were making videos with their mobile phones to upload on social media at the time of incident. Telangana Youth Hit by Train in Kazipet as Instagram Reel Shoot Near Railway Tracks Goes Wrong (Graphic Video Warning).

They were so engrossed in filming the video that they could not notice the Padmavat Express passenger train, en route from Old Delhi to Pratapgarh junction, coming on their way, the DCP said.

The deceased have been identified as Nadeem (23), his wife Jainab (20) and Shakeel (30) of Mushahid Colony under Masuri police Station area, police said. The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination, they added.

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