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A  14-year old boy was charred to death while trying to take a selfie atop a stationary train in Gajapati district of Odisha.

A minor boy from Odisha charred to death while attempting to take a selfie atop a stationary train. This accident took place on Wednesday, December 16 evening at Paralakhemundi railway station in Gajapati district of Odisha.

Reports suggested that the youth climbed atop a bogey of the train and was taking a selfie. However, the 14-year-old boy accidentally came in contact with a live overhead wire and got seriously injured due to electrocution. He was rushed to the nearest hospital where doctors declared him dead.