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Tourist is knocked to the ground by a train while taking selfie - Taiwan
Uploaded On:Sunday 15th of December 2024

A train hit a person on the Alishan Forest Railway in Taiwan yesterday. A 55-year-old female tourist stood by the railway track, taking pictures with her back to the train, ignoring the train's whistle warning, and was eventually hit and injured by the train.

According to Taiwanese media and online videos, the incident occurred at noon on the 14th. People were taking photos live on the Alishan Forest Railway. During the period, a woman walked to the railway track to take photos, and a Chiayi train going up the mountain drove in behind her.

A female tourist broke into the track and turned her back to the train to take pictures. She was eventually hit by the train and injured.

When the train discovered that someone had entered the dangerous zone on the track, it immediately sounded the siren to warn the woman. However, the woman was so focused on taking pictures that she did not notice. Eventually, the front of the train hit the woman's right shoulder, knocking her to the ground and causing her lower body to break. Danger of being run over by a train.

The surrounding people screamed in fear when they witnessed the accident, and some people stepped forward to help with the rescue. The woman who was hit suffered a fracture in her left foot and was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment.

anghaoliao Station, and the woman was sent to Zhanghaoliao level crossing to wait for ambulance evacuation for treatment. Affected 62 tourists, the train was delayed for about 60 minutes.

The Alishan Forestry Railway and Cultural Assets Management Office stated that the woman who was hit will be severely fined in accordance with the Railway Law. In addition, the travel agency that the woman who was hit has taken groups to illegally walk on the forest railway track in the past. This time, they led the group to walk on the track and allowed the group members to scatter around the track area to take photos. They have requested the Chiayi Branch of the Forestry Conservation Department to ban the application from entering the Mianyue Line. The only right to pass through is the Alishan Orchid Reserve Area for one year.


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