LUCKNOW, Aug. 20 -- Wearing earphones while walking on the railway track turned fatal for two Class 12 students, who were run over by a train near Mampur railway crossing in Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) area of Lucknow late Tuesday night. The accident occurred around 10:30 pm when the teenagers were on the tracks and allegedly did not hear the approaching train, police said.

The victims were identified as Akshat Maurya, 18, of Deva in Barabanki and Karan Patel, 18, of Pukharapurwa in Sitapur. Both were the only sons of their families.

Police said the two were students of a private college in the area and were preparing for their Class 12 examinations. Akshat was staying at the college hostel while Karan lived in a rented accommodation in Faizu...