Teen who suffered burns atop train dies
MUMBAI, July 13 -- The 16-year-old who suffered 60% burn injuries last week after accidentally coming in contact with a high-tension wire while standing atop a stationary railway van near Nerul railway station succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.
The teenager, Aarav Santulan Srivastava, a resident of Belapur, was accompanied by three friends when the tragic mishap occurred. According to police officials, the boy had climbed onto the stationary railway working van used for garbage collection to click a picture of the view when he came in contact with a live wire.
He was admitted to National Burns Centre in Airoli for specialized care. "He was in a semi-comatose state and on ventilator support from the time of admission. Despite our best efforts, the boy succumbed to major third-degree burns with early onset of sepsis this morning," said Dr S M Keswani, director of the National Burns Centre.HTC...
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