Chinese tourist falls off train while posing for social media post, miraculously survives

A Chinese tourist miraculously survived after her attempt to shoot a video for a social media post turned near-fatal when a tree branch hit her and she fell from a moving train on Sri Lanka’s coastal railway line.

The incident reportedly took place on Saturday. The train was travelling from Wellawatte to Bambalapitiya.

The footage of her mishap has gone viral on social media.

In the video, the woman could be seen holding onto the railings and leaning back in her attempt to click a perfect shot.

A tree branch, however, hits the woman, causing her to lose balance and fall off the moving train.

The man behind the camera can be heard shouting while passengers look on in horror, reported The Sun.

The train halted at the next stoppage and passengers rushed to help the woman.

Luckily, the Chinese tourist survived since she landed in the bushes.

Meanwhile, sharing the post, X page user Daily Sherlock wrote: “A Chinese tourist had a heart-stopping moment while traveling on Sri Lanka’s coastal railway line. She fell from the train after being struck by a tree branch while trying to record a video.”

“Fortunately, she landed on a bush, which broke her fall and miraculously left her unharmed. The police confirmed that she didn’t sustain any injuries,” the post said.

Netizens slammed the tourist for the stunt in the comment section of the post.

One of the X users said, ” Should be happy she is still alive. Although there is 1,5 bln of them. One less wouldnt mind.”

Another said: “Glad she’s alive and lucky.”