COIMBATORE: A 15-year-old boy, who climbed up an electric post near a railway track, died of electrocution in Dharmapuri on Tuesday.

According to police, M Karthirvel and his friends had gone to the railway track at Nallampalli to take videos and post them on social media.

Around 7 pm, Kathirvel climbed up the electric post, when he suffered an electrocution and fell down.

He was immediately rushed to Dharmapuri Government Hospital, however he was declared dead already.

The railway police have registered a case and further inquiries are on.

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