Teen suffers serious injuries after high-speed train hits him while shooting Insta reel in Telangana

A 17-year old suffered serious injuries in Telangana while shooting a video near a railway track when a high-speed train was approaching behind him. The youth was hit by the train from behind as he was walking very close to the track near Kazipet Railway Station in Hanamkonda district of Telangana. He suffered serious head injury and also injuries to his leg and hand. He is said to be out of danger.

The teen is identified as Chintakula Akshay Raju. He sustained grievous injuries and was admitted to the MGM Hospital in Warangal. A resident of Vaddepally village of Hanamkonda district, he is an engineering student.

The video of the incident has gone viral. In the video, the youth can be seen with his hands in pockets, apparently trying to shoot an Instagram reel. He can be seen walking near the tracks with a train approaching from behind. He was hit by the train and was thrown aside. His friend, who was recording the video on a mobile phone, is heard warning the youth before he was knocked down.



According to local reports, while walking with his friends along the railway track near a pond, he came up with the idea of capturing the high-speed train in a video to upload on a social media platform.