- The man took the picture with the scene of a dreadful train accident behind him
- The victim needed her leg amputating after the crash in Piacenza, northern Italy
- Social media users and the journalist who took the picture have slammed him
This shocking picture shows a man taking a selfie while a woman lies critically injured on a railway track.
The unknown man posed for a picture with the scene of a dreadful railway crash in the background at Piacenza station in northern Italy.
The Canadian woman who was hit by a train had to have her leg amputated after she was hit by a train, it is reported.
The picture was taken by local journalist Giorgio Lambri, who wrote on Facebook that ‘we have completely lost our sense of ethics’, according to Le Parisien.
A man posed for a horrifying selfie with a woman lying injured in the background after she was hit by a train at Piacenza station in northern Italy
With emergency services still coming to the injured woman’s aid on the tracks the man pulled out a camera to take a macabre picture of the disaster.
Dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts, and carrying a black shoulder bag, he appeared to make a V-for-victory sign as he posed for the picture.
But police stopped the man and ordered him to delete the picture of the accident from the phone, it was reported.
The unknown man posed for a picture with the scene of a dreadful railway crash in the background at Piacenza station in northern Italy (pictured)
Social media users slammed the unnamed man for the picture.
One wrote: ‘This woman has just been hit by a train in Piacenza. She will lose a leg. This imbecile is taking a selfie.
‘More depressing every day the loss of values and decorum.’
Another said: ‘There is little hope left in humanity when you see that a witness takes a shameful selfie with a woman hit by a train and who’ll be amputated shortly after.’
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