Tourist taking selfies gets struck by moving train in Alishan

Tourist taking selfies gets struck by moving train in Alishan

2024-12-18

You may have seen a video online of a woman getting struck by a train in Alishan last week. Fortunately, the tourist left the scene with just minor injuries. But now the tour guide of the group she was part of is facing a fine, for bringing the travelers dangerously close to the train track. The travel agency that organized the trip may also face heavy fines. Let’s hear from a tourism official.

Chou Yung-hui
Tourism Administration
They were part of a tour group, so the travel agency could be fined up to NT$50,000. The tour guide may face a fine of no more than NT$15,000.

Member of public
They might have to put up a fence or something so that people don’t get so close to take photos. It’s so dangerous.

Member of public
It’s not just dangerous. It also affects the passengers on the train, as it disrupts the train service.

The accident was captured on video. It shows the woman standing with her back to the train to take a selfie. The next moment, she’s hit by the train and thrown on the ground, fortunately without getting caught on the train or going under it. She survived the incident with a broken leg, and may also be fined up to NT$50,000.

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帶團闖阿里山鐵軌釀撞闖禍旅行社.導遊將遭罰

2024-12-18

日前有旅行社帶團到阿里山遊玩，卻帶著團員違規行走在軌道區，其中一名女團員在拍照時，遭到火車撞擊受傷，列車誤點1小時，觀光署調查後，近日將發出裁處書，重罰旅行社及帶團導遊。

[[觀光署長周永暉]]
“因為是帶團，所以旅行社部分，最重是(開罰)5萬元，帶團人員最重是1萬5”

[[民眾]]
“可能要有圍欄之類的，不可以讓遊客在這麼近的地方拍照，真的很危險”

[[民眾]]
“因為這樣子不但他個人危險，也耽誤到其他乘客，也影響到行車的進行”

一名女遊客在鐵軌邊，背對火車拍照，下一秒，卻直接被開過來的火車撞上，尖叫聲四起，女子倒地，差點就被捲入火車車底，造成左腳撕裂傷，依據鐵路法，擅闖鐵道的女子也將處1萬以上5萬以下罰鍰。

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