Tourist falls off train while trying to lean out to take photo
A tourist suffered a head injury after falling off a train while taking photos.
While sitting on a train traveling along Sri Lanka, a Chinese female tourist stuck her head and body out to take a photo. She fell out and injured her head.
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Many adventurous tourists stood outside to take pictures with the train.Illustration photo. |
This is not the first time such a train accident has occurred in Sri Lanka, which has scenic but also dangerous routes through jungles or overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Last June, a Sri Lankan railway spokesman said there had been 28 deaths in the first six months of 2017, most of them related to using mobile phones to take photos.
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The railway in Sri Lanka passes through beautiful but also dangerous scenery. |
Around the same time, a 12-year-old boy and his 24-year-old brother also died while taking a selfie next to a railway track. The two were taking a photo.near Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka,was hit and killed by a train.
After each accident, the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka sends out warnings to tourists to be careful when taking photos while traveling by rail.
