A teen couple of 17-year-old girl and 19-year-old guy allegedly committed suicide by sitting on the railway holding hands on Saturday at 2:05 AM in Surkhandarya province. They died on the spot after an electric locomotive hit them, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
The incident occurred between Dzharkurgan station and Passing loop 165 on the 4502th km of the railway.
The teenage girl was the 11th grade pupil of the high school # 26 in Djarkurgan district.
The teenage boy lived in the same neighborhood. He was unemployed.
The two teenagers decided to commit suicide because the girl's family was opposed to her marriage with her boyfriend.
The Termez city transport prosecutor's office is conducting pre-investigation checks.
