Kannur: A 16-year-old plus one student was killed as train hit her while crossing the railway track to board the school bus parked on the other side of the closed railway gate at Chirakkal on Saturday.
The incident was witnessed by her mother who dropped her near the railway gate to board the school bus.According to Valapattnam police, the deceased was identified as Nanditha P, a student of Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan at Kakkad.Nanditha is the daughter of Lizy and late Kishore residing at Ram Bhavan at Alavil near Puthiyatheru in the district.
Parasuram Express train proceeding to Thiruvananthapuram from Mangalore around 0745 hrs hit Nanditha.She was rushed to a private hospital, but succumbed to head injuries.
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