Sri Lanka is coming down hard on selfies.
The country’s railway authorities have announced they will start arresting people taking selfies on the tracks, or in front of moving trains.
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This crackdown follows the recent death of a 12-year-old boy who died while taking selfies in the capital city of Colombo.
The boy and his 24-year-old brother, who subsequently died from the accident, were attempting to take selfies while standing on railway tracks.
In the same week, a newlywed man in Colombo was hit by an oncoming train, as he tried to take a selfie with his wife while standing on the tracks. The woman remains in intensive care. Read more…
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