Teen Hit by a Train While Making Reels on Railway Track

A teenager was critically injured when he was hit by a train while making an Instagram reel close to a railway track in Telangana.

In today’s era short video formats like reel and TikTok are almost dominating the internet and everyone wants to make videos, get viral and become famous on the internet. However, in this process of making a viral video people often forget to calculate the risk which might become a life threat just in order to get a few thousand views online. In one such extremely shocking incident, a teenager was critically injured when he was making an Instagram reel close to a railway track in Kazipet in Hanamkonda district in Telangana. The incident occurred on 4th September.  In a video that is now going viral on social media platforms, the teenager who is being identified as Ch Akshay Raj is a 17-year-old intermediate first-year student from Waddepally, Telangana.

The young boy can be seen walking near a railway track meanwhile a train coming in full force hits him and he is thrown to the ground, luckily on the other side of the track. The whole incident was recorded by another man on his phone. Akshay was immediately shifted to the nearest government hospital for treatment. Doctors confirmed that the youth has multiple fractures in his leg as well as suffered some critical facial injuries.

He is said to be safe and recovering in the hospital. After the video went viral, the railway police have cautioned people not to walk near railway tracks as it might lead to fatal accidents. What do you think about this stupid act where the urge to get viral on famous could have taken the young boy’s life? Do mention your thoughts in the comment section below.

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