A 23-year-old Turkish female tourist, travelling on the footboard of the 'Podi Menike' train, fell from the train and sustained critical injuries.
The young woman, who boarded the train from the Nanu Oya railway station at 9 a.m. today (19), faced the incident between the Parakumpura and Ambewela railway stations, the Ambewela Station Master said.
The injured tourist was travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella with two of her friends, and it is revealed that she fell from the train to the ground attempting to take photographs while staying on the footboard of the train.
Following the incident, train guards acted immediately to board the injured passenger onto the train and bring her to the Ambewela railway station, and promptly admitted her to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital via the 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service along with her two friends.
As the health condition of the young woman was critical, she was transferred to the Kandy Teaching Hospital for advance treatment, our reporter noted.
The young woman, who boarded the train from the Nanu Oya railway station at 9 a.m. today (19), faced the incident between the Parakumpura and Ambewela railway stations, the Ambewela Station Master said.
The injured tourist was travelling from Nanu Oya to Ella with two of her friends, and it is revealed that she fell from the train to the ground attempting to take photographs while staying on the footboard of the train.
Following the incident, train guards acted immediately to board the injured passenger onto the train and bring her to the Ambewela railway station, and promptly admitted her to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital via the 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service along with her two friends.
As the health condition of the young woman was critical, she was transferred to the Kandy Teaching Hospital for advance treatment, our reporter noted.
