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Nagaland footballer dies after falling from train at Walayar

PALAKKAD, OCT 13 (AGENCIES): A 26-year-old football player from Nagaland died after falling from a train at Walayar in Palakkad district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Henry Lamk Hoshem, who had come to Keralam from Nagaland for work.
Henry was returning to Kadavanthara, Kochi, after taking part in a football match at Coimbatore when the accident occurred. He was working at a restaurant in Kadavanthara.
Police said Henry fell from the train while it was passing through the Walayar area.
The circumstances leading to the accident are not yet clear. His body was shifted to the Government District Hospital, Palakkad.

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