Man killed by high-speed train ‘moments after taking a selfie on railway line’

A man has been k!lled by a high-speed train in Bangladesh after standing on the tracks to take a selfie just moments before the fatal collision.

Tuk-tuk driver, Mohi Uddin, 32, was visiting Bagmara market in the city of Comilla, eastern Bangladesh, on Sunday morning when he stepped onto the Dhaka-Chittagong railway line.

Witnesses told JagoNews24 they saw Mr. Uddin standing on the tracks to take a selfie, which he is understood to have then posted on Facebook.

The Daily Inqilab reports that others saw him talking on the phone at the time he was k!lled, which police have confirmed.

A Laksham police spokesperson said: ‘The deceased Mohiuddin was k!lled when he was hit by a moving train while sitting on the railway line and talking on his mobile phone.

‘He has been taken to his village home. If the family complains, we will take action.’

The 32-year-old was struck by the high-speed train, bound for Dhaka, at around 7.45am. He was killed instantly.

Police said he could have been hit by an Upakul Express train which departed Noakhali and passed through Laksham railway station at around 7.30am.