Published 14:33 IST, February 18th 2020

Railway Ministry shares horrifying TikTok video of train stunt gone wrong, issues advisory

Taking to the microblogging site, the Railway Ministry has urged citizens to follow rules and also stop others from p[erforming such dangerous stunts.  

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Indian Railway Ministry on Tuesday has shared a horrifying TikTok video of a stunt gone wrong on a moving train. Taking to microblogging site, Ministry has urged citizens to follow rules and also stop ors from performing such dangerous stunts.

seven-seconds-long video, which appears to have been filmed by a passenger travelling on train, shows a man hanging out of doorway of  moving train. Only a second into video, he loses his footing and falls off train, almost getting run over as people watching stunt scream in horror. At end of video, man is sitting up as train speeds past him and a passenger on it motions for him to stay still.

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In tweet, Railway Ministry said, "Getting off moving train or climbing is fatal, watch m lose ir lives in course of a stunt, but every time luck will t be with m. Please do t do this and do t let ors do it too, life is priceless, do t put your life at stake in a stunt affair !!"

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Taking to Twitter, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also shared same stunt video and said, "Showing stunts in a moving train is a sign of foolishness, t bravery. Your life is priceless, do t put it in danger. Follow rules, and enjoy safe journey."

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deadly Skull Breaker Challenge

A new challenge has been doing rounds on social media which has left parents worried for ir children. 'Skull Breaker Challenge' that is taking over TikTok and has been proven to be extremely dangerous. People around world have been expressing ir concern over challenge and its repercussions.

TikTok trends take over Internet faster than one can imagine. In past, challenges like 'Ice Bucket Challenge' and 'Kiki Challenge' have proven to be dangerous in some way or or. latest challenge to grab people's attention is 'Skull Breaker Challenge'.

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challenge involves two people kicking leg of a person who is jumping in air. two people, who are on each side of one being targeted, kick calves of one in middle while he/she is in middle of jump. This causes person to fall on his back, which can cause serious injuries to ir head. 

According to various reports, a number of people have been getting injured due to this challenge. A young boy has reportedly been to ICU due to this challenge. A person has also been admitted in hospital for a wrist injury that occurred during his attempt at challenge.

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14:33 IST, February 18th 2020