A chilling photograph has emerged showing a man posing for a selfie directly on a railway line, captured mere seconds before he was fatally struck by a high-speed train in Bangladesh. The image, taken in Chengahata village, depicts 32-year-old Mohi Uddin staring intently into the camera lens with the railway tracks clearly visible behind him.
Tragic Incident Details
Moments after the selfie was taken, Mohi Uddin was hit by a train traveling toward the capital city of Dhaka. The impact proved instantly fatal. According to police reports, Uddin was seated on the tracks while engaged in a mobile phone conversation at the time of the collision.
Jasim Uddin, the officer-in-charge of the Lakshman Government Railway Police, provided official confirmation of the incident. "The deceased Mohiuddin was killed when he was hit by a moving train while sitting on the railway line and talking on his mobile phone," he stated. "He has been taken to his village home."
Background of the Victim
Local media reports indicate that Mohi Uddin worked as a rickshaw driver. He had arrived in the Bagmara area on the same morning for work purposes. After completing a passenger drop-off, he subsequently visited the railway line where the tragic event unfolded.
Global Pattern of Railway Selfie Tragedies
This incident in Bangladesh is not isolated, reflecting a dangerous global trend of individuals risking their lives for social media photographs on railway tracks.
Recent Tragedy in India
In a strikingly similar case in India, two friends lost their lives on February 2 while attempting to take selfies near railway tracks on the outskirts of Rajkot. A group of four factory workers had wandered onto the tracks to capture photographs just as the Veraval–Ahmedabad Vande Bharat train was passing through.
The collision killed 20-year-old Sandeep Patel immediately at the scene. Another member of the group, Sandip Koli, succumbed to his injuries later in hospital, highlighting the extreme danger of such behavior.
Fatal Incident in Sri Lanka
Last February, a Russian tourist died in a horrific accident on one of the world's most famous railway lines in Sri Lanka. Olga Perminova, a 53-year-old grandmother working as a security guard in the Moscow region, was part of a Russian tour group visiting the country.
While attempting to take a selfie, Perminova stuck her head out of a train window on the route between Badulla and Hali Ela stations. She tragically smashed her head against a rock, fell from the train, and sustained severe injuries that proved fatal at Badulla Teaching Hospital.
The train was en route to Ella, home to the iconic Nine Arches Bridge, on a railway journey frequently celebrated as one of the world's most spectacular. Police reports confirmed she died "after falling off the train when attempting to take a selfie while hanging from the train footboard."
These consecutive tragedies across multiple countries underscore the lethal risks associated with taking photographs on or near active railway lines, particularly when combined with distractions like mobile phone use.
