A tourist in Sri Lanka sustained severe injuries after she leaned out of a moving train for photos and hit her head on a tunnel wall.

In December 2024, tree branches knocked a female tourist from China out of a moving train in Sri Lanka after she hung her whole upper body out for videos. She survived with minor injuries. In February 2025, a 53-year-old Russian tourist in Sri Lanka reportedly died after falling from a train while leaning out for a photo.

In response to the accident, Sri Lankan authorities have reiterated safety guidelines, urging travellers to avoid leaning out of train doors. The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka also issued an advisory on March 10, warning tourists to exercise caution and avoid taking unnecessary risks while travelling.

A Chinese tourist suffered severe injuries after leaning out of a moving train in Sri Lanka to take photos, sparking criticism from mainland netizens.

A tourist leans out of moving trains, a dangerous stunt involving dangling outside carriages. Photo: Screenshot from social platform. A Chinese tourist in Sri Lanka suffered criti

Daredevil holidaymakers who dice with death while travelling on railways overseas are hit with travel safety warning by Chinese authorities.

A tourist is reportedly in critical condition after she leaned out the window of a train in Sri Lanka and slammed into a tunnel wall. The Chinese woman, whose name has not been publicly released, was traveling from Nanu Oya to Badulla on Sunday,