Hyderabad, Jan 30: The video going rounds on social media, showing a Hyderabad man being rammed into by a moving train as he attempts to take a selfie, is fake. The man featuring in the video, identified by digital news portals as Shiva, was playing prank.
Shiva, a gym instructor in Madanpur, was seen with no injuries and conversing with friends in a new video uploaded on Twitter. Earlier, it was reported that he had sustained severe injuries on his head.
This guy Shiva n his friends created MMTS train accident fake video, fooled ppl as accident took place, this guy works in a gym at Madapur as general instructor, got this info from my teammate who goes to this gym, now this guy is absconding pic.twitter.com/QebASR3FcS
— Nellutla Kavitha (@iamKavithaRao) January 25, 2018
The original video, seen below, shocked the viewers as it apparently showed his head being rammed into by a speeding train.
Guys, please, always be aware of your surroundings when taking selfies ...
"Another selfie accident, guy in India got hit by a train trying to get the perfect selfie" pic.twitter.com/79Tbjg3YKb
— //Sub/Corpus (@subcorpus) January 25, 2018
Social media users are advised to beware of viral videos which could spread misinformation among the public. As responsible netizens, a verification should be made before sharing the videos received via various social media platforms.
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