Train runs over Chinese girl taking selfie in Foshan

A teenage girl was killed after being hit by a train when she was taking a selfie near a railway track in Chinese city of Foshan.

The 19-year-old, a student at Foshan Polytechnic, was declared dead by the emergency workers from a local hospital who reached the site 10 minutes after incident. She had suffered severe head injury and blood loss.

According to reports, the site where the accident happened is witnessing roses in full bloom stretching more than 100 square kms. The view is attracting many tourists who flock near the railway track to take photos. Some even stand too close to the track just to get their photo and the train in the same frame.

A local flower grower who witnessed the accident said the girl was standing too close, less than 50 centimeters, to the tracks, state-run media reported. "Several people tried to warn her but maybe she did not hear them," said a witness surnamed Huang.said there have been previous cases of people getting hit by trains as many use the tracks as a shortcut while ignoring the dangers posed by the trains. The incident attracted considerable attention on social media SinaWeibo.