A teenager has been hospitalized after taking a risk to move too close to a speeding train while filming for Tiktok.
The 17-year-old boy was shooting TikTok reels in Kazipet, India when the incident happened.
The boy, named Ch Akshay Raj, has been wildly criticized for his desperation to trend online at the expense of his life.
Eyewitnesses said Ch Akshay Raj was warned to steer clear of the track by two of his friends who were with him but he failed to heed the warning.
Kazipet Government Railway Police, responsible for monitoring the place, said Akshay was hit by the engine of the train.
“He was walking along the track closely when the train was coming. And he was hit by the engine of the train. Though he was warned to move away from the train by his friends, and other gangmen, he did not heed to their warnings.”
He was later rushed to MGM government hospital where he was diagnosed with fractures but was said to be out of danger.
His family later moved him to a private clinic. The scary video capturing the moment was later shared on Twitter by @KP_Aashish and it has been viewed 1.9 million times.
