A girl died and another was seriously injured after a train hit them while they were on the way to their coaching centers here, police said on Saturday.
The two friends -- Varsha (18) and Kajol (17) -- were trying to cross the Ajnari railway crossing to get to their coaching centers in the Orai area when an unknown train hit them, they said.
Kajol died on the spot while Varsha received serious injuries, they added. Police, who were alerted by people living near the railway crossing, reached the spot and sent the seriously injured Varsha to the medical college in Orai and sent Kajol's body for post-mortem.
The principal of the Medical College Dr Rajesh Kumar Maurya said that Varsha has been referred to Kanpur Medical College for further treatment.
