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Nagaland footballer dies after falling from train in Kerala
Henry Lamk Hoshem, a 26-year-old footballer from Nagaland, died after falling from a train at Walayar in Kerala's Palakkad district on Tuesday morning.
He had come to Kerala for work and was employed at a restaurant in Kadavanthara, Kochi.
He was travelling back to Kochi after playing a match in Coimbatore when he fell from the train.
Police said the train was passing through the Walayar area at the time.
The circumstances of his fall are not yet clear.
His body was taken to the Government District Hospital in Palakkad.
A 26-year-old football player from Nagaland died after falling from a train at Walayar in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Tuesday morning.
He was identified as Henry Lamk Hoshem, who had come to Kerala from Nagaland for work.
He was returning to Kadavanthara, Kochi, after playing a football match in Coimbatore.
Police said the circumstances leading to the fall were not yet clear.
His body was taken to the Government District Hospital in Palakkad.
- Who
- Henry Lamk Hoshem, a 26-year-old football player from Nagaland.
- What
- He died after falling from a train.
- When
- Tuesday morning. The article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Walayar, in Palakkad district, Kerala.
- Why
- The circumstances leading to the fall were not yet clear.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hoshem fell from a train as it passed through the Walayar area and died.
His body was taken to the Government District Hospital in Palakkad.
- Name
- Henry Lamk Hoshem
- Age
- 26
- Location
- Walayar, Palakkad district, Kerala
- Destination
- Kadavanthara, Kochi
- Previous stop
- Coimbatore, where he had taken part in a football match
Sources
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