Teenager killed after being hit by train while shooting video near railway tracks in Puri

A 15-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding train while attempting to shoot an Instagram reel near a railway track in Odisha’s Puri district, police said on Wednesday (October 22, 2025).

The deceased from Manglaghat area in Puri town, was trying to capture a moving train in the background of his video when the accident occurred on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) evening, they said.

A purported video of the incident, recorded on the mobile phone of his friend, has surfaced on social media, police added.