The matric pupil died on Tuesday when his daredevil stunt of leaping in and out of a moving train went horribly wrong.
Known only as Loyiso, he was on his way to Orlando High School when the train surfing stunt turned fatal.
“He was jumping in and out when he unfortunately slipped and fell in between the platform and the train onto the tracks at Chiawelo railway station. He had multiple injuries,” said Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi.
“It was a group of boys surfing, and unfortunately one of them fell onto the tracks and his head was chopped off,” he said.
Authorities, notably Metrorail, have over the years been grappling with the problem of train surfing, which has become a popular pastime among young people.
