Lost control as the local jerked and fell on the tracks
Ateenager died fighting for his life on Thursday morning, in a Nalla Sopara hospital, after falling from a Virar local on Tuesday. His friend who also fell from the local is in a critical state in the ICU. The Virar GRP has registered a case of accidental death.
Suraj Vishwakarma (18), a first year commerce student of Munshi Premchand Vidyalaya, Nalla Sopara (E), had boarded a Virar local around 12:44 pm on Tuesday along with his friend Vishwamitra Pandey (19) to go to Pandey’s college in Virar.
Though the train was practically empty, Pandey was standing on the footboard. He lost control as the local jerked and fell on the tracks. Suraj, in an attempt to rescue Pandey, fell on the tracks as well. A patrolling RPF constable saw the duo and admitted them to Alliance Hospital, Nalla Sopara. Suraj died on Thursday around 6 am due to severe head injuries, while Pandey is battling for his life.
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