Investigation after ‘selfie’ death at Taj Mahal
An investigation has begun after a Japanese tourist, who was reportedly taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal monument, died after slipping down the stairs.
Police said he lost consciousness and died of head injuries later in hospital.
According to an officer who spoke to the BBC, the tourist was with three other people when the incident happened and one of them had also fallen and fractured his leg.
There have been several incidents linked to selfies in recent months.
Last month, a man was gored to death by a bull while taking a selfie at the annual bull running festival in Villaseca de la Sagra.
Earlier this year, a 21-year-old woman accidentally shot herself in the head while posing for a selfie with a gun in Moscow. She survived the accident.
In January, three young men in India were killed by a speeding train as they posed for daring selfies. Coincidentally, they had been on their way to see the Taj Mahal.
There have also been several cases in Russia of children being electrocuted while taking selfies on top of railway carriages.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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