New Delhi, February 23: A third-year engineering student and his friend were killed after being hit by a train while making a video near Kanti Nagar in east Delhi, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened on Wednesday, and police got a call at around 4.35 pm, after which they rushed to the accident spot on a railway line near the Kanti Nagar flyover.

Police identified the victims as 23-year-old Vansh Sharma and 20-year-old Monu, both residents of Kanti Nagar Extension, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) Hareesh HP said. Tamil Nadu: Four Girl Students Drown in Kaveri River in Karur During Excursion Trip.

Their bodies were taken to GTB hospital mortuary for autopsy. Police found that the two youths used to shoot short films on mobile and come to the railway tracks to make live videos. Their mobiles were also found on a track, the DCP said. Video: Four People Escape Unhurt After Car With Baby Onboard Overturns in Kerala, CCTV Footage of Road Accident Goes Viral.

Sharma was a third-year BTech student, while Monu used to work as a salesman in a shop, police added.