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Woman lecturer run over by train

K. Manikandan

Victim was talking over her mobile phone, oblivious of surroundings The Railway administration, activists and voluntary organisations should launch a campaign immediately to make sure that lives are not lost due to sheer carelessness, a member of a railway passengers' association said

TAMBARAM: A 22-year-old woman lecturer of a private engineering college was run over by a train while talking on the mobile phone and crossing the track.

Bhuvaneswari was a lecturer at the S.R.M. Engineering College.

A native of Keelperumbakkam in Villupuram district, she stayed at her sister's house in Guduvanchery.

On Tuesday, she got down at the Potheri railway station to reach the engineering college.

She was talking over her mobile phone and crossing the railway track, unaware of a suburban train going to Tambaram from Chengalpattu.

Even as others in the platform raised an alarm, the train hit her. She was killed instantly.

Several fatal accidents involving students have taken place near the Potheri railway station, as many of them prefer to walk along the railway track to reach the platform.

The victims of fatal accidents while talking over phones include a corporation engineer and a lady doctor at Adambakkam and a young lady executive at Chromepet.

Despite such frequent accidents, people are yet to be sensitised to not use the mobile phone, attend calls or send messages while crossing the road or track.

So far, none has taken the initiative to create an awareness among commuters about the dangers involved in using mobile phones while on the move.

Be it on the road, driving a car or a two-wheeler or while walking along railway tracks, people get totally involved in their conversations over their phones.

Not only do they put their own lives to risk, but cause problems to others as well, say activists. The Railway administration, activists and voluntary organisations should launch a campaign immediately to make sure lives are not lost due to sheer carelessness, a member of a railway passengers' association said.

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