BAREILLY: A 17-year-old boy was

by a train in

on Monday while crossing a railway track with earphones plugged in.

The deceased was identified as Neeraj Kumar, a resident of Prem Nagar.

According to police, the boy was going to buy medicines for his grandmother when he was run over by the train. He decided to cross the railway track with his earphones plugged in but failed to notice the oncoming train, they added.

Officiating station house officer Balbeer Singh said that the boy had been living with his maternal uncle Vinod Kumar in Ashraf Khan Chhavani. “He had gone out in the morning to buy medicines for his grandmother. To take a shortcut, he tried to cross the railway track but did not notice the train,” he added.

On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

The victim is survived by his parents and two sisters.