A 19-year-old boy, Aman Malik, and his 22-year-old female friend, Alisha, were killed after they were crushed under the wheels of a train at the Ghevra railway crossing in Outer Delhi's Mundka area on Friday. The two were reportedly wearing earphones while they were crossing the railway tracks when they were hit by the Janta Express train.
Police said that the incident took place on Friday afternoon at around 2pm.
As per their families, they were friends for a long time and had been planning to marry. “As per the preliminary investigation, they were wearing earphones so they did not hear a train coming towards them. By the time, they saw the train, they crossed over to the tracks from where the Janta Express bound for Delhi-Rohtak was coming and were crushed.
Teams from Railway police, GRP and Central Reserve Police were informed and took the two to a nearby hospital where they were declared brought dead.
Police said that they have registered a case at the Sarai Rohilla railway police station.
While Aman lives with his family in Outer Delhi's Karala area, Alish lived with her family in Tri Nagar area.
Police sent their bodies for post mortem after which it was handed over to the respective families.
Earlier this month, a 54-year-old Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Delhi police died after allegedly getting hit by a train in North Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area on October 15.
Railway police officials said that the victim has been identified as Om Prakash.
He was posted in the PCR unit of the Delhi police. The accident occurred when he was crossing the railway tracks. “Om Prakash was crossing the railway track on Saturday evening when a train hit him. It was an accident,” said a senior railway police officer.