Man dies taking selfie on top of train

It seems selfies can be seriously dangerous to your health.  In fact they can actually take your life, as this 21-year-old died on Saturday in Andújar, Spain

He was electrocuted after climbing on to the roof of a train to take a photo of himself with his friends, unaware that the high-voltage cable above them was live.

They climbed on to the wagon at Andújar station, and the man accidentally touched the high-voltage wire, which killed him with a 35,000-volt discharge. 

His friends suffered a severe electric shock, but survived.  When police and local paramedics rushed to the scene, they found the 21-year-old was already dead. 

One of his friends remains in a serious condition at the Alto Guadalquivir Hospital nearby.

A three day mourning period has been called by the mayor of Andújar, a town of 40,000 residents in the center of the olive growing region in Andalucía.


Spanish source
The Local