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MUMBAI: Two collegians from Kausa in Thane district died after falling off a CST-bound local train after one of them leaned outside to spit. The incident took place near Byculla on Wednesday night.

Aman Sayyad (19) and Sarfaraz Shaikh (17), students of Mumbra’s MS College of Arts, Science and Commerce, were on their way to the Haji Ali dargah . Police said when the train was between Byculla and Sandhurst Road stations, one of them came to the door to spit, but lost his balance as he leaned out. His friend, who was standing nearby, rushed to his rescue, but he too ended up falling.

One youth died on spot

Both Aman Sayyad and Sarfaraz Shaikh, who have cleared their class XII exams, had boarded the train from Mumbra. “We were informed about the mishap by the station master around 9.45pm. Both the boys were lying on the fast track. Sayyed had died on the spot due to severe injuries. He was taken to the St George’s Hospital along with Shaikh, who was unconscious. Doctors started treating Shaikh after he was wheeled into the ICCU. But his injuries were grievous and he couldn’t survive,” a police official said.

An autopsy was conducted and the bodies were handed over to their families.

