A Hong Kong tourist has been killed in Japan after being hit by a train while reportedly taking photographs standing on the line.

The woman was standing on railway tracks to take photos of the sea before being hit by a train in Otaru city in Hokkaido on Thursday, Xinhua news agency said, citing Japanese media.

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    1 hour ago

    This sounds like the beginning of an Isekai Manga story. People, please do not stand on a train track, please! Be reasonable.

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    8 hours ago

    Is there a Darwin Award community on Lemmy? This feels like a good submission.

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      Doesn’t qualify, she was too old.