A Polish passenger, who was hanging from the door of a train carriage, died yesterday evening after hitting a tunnel wall.
This passenger was on his way to Ella by train from Colombo Fort to Badulla when he met the accident. Railway General Manager JN Indipolage said that the accident happened at around 4 pm yesterday.
The accident happened on the wall of tunnel No. 19 between Nanuoya and Idalgashinna railway stations.
According to the Railways Act, it is an offense to hang from the open doors or windows of the train. But hanging on the door and taking pictures and uploading them on social media has become a fashion nowadays. It is reported that many such accidents have happened before.