A 21-year-old engineering student was killed after being hit by a train when he was strolling on a railway track here, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place at Modinagar area. Ayush Mishra, a first year BTech student of K N Modi engineering college, was hit by Shalimar Express train late last night, they said.
Ayush had put on earphones and was listening to music while walking on the railway track and could not hear or see the train coming.
In a separate incident, an unidentified man was ran over by Chhattishgarh Express while crossing the track.
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