Girl, 16 & man, 38, jump in front of train near Haripad
Kottayam: A 38-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl died after being hit by a train in Karuvatta, Haripad, in Alappuzha district on Wednesday. Cheruthana native Sreejith and a Plus Two student hailing from Pallippad were found dead on the railway track.
The incident occured at Karuvatta station along the coastal railway track around 11.35am. According to eyewitnesses, the duo arrived at the station on a two-wheeler and parked it near the platform. Only a few trains stop at the station.
The staff at the station, as well as the railway gatekeeper, found something unusual about the two. When they started walking towards the approaching train, the gatekeeper shouted at them not to jump in front of the train.
Since the track was straight, eyewitnesses suspect that the duo jumped in front of the train deliberately. According to the girl's relatives, she left the house saying that she wanted to buy shampoo.
Following the accident, rail traffic was disrupted for half an hour.
Sreejith was married but was staying separately from his wife.
The girl was a neighbour of Sreejith's wife. She just finished Plus One.
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