(VIDEO) Young man falls off Beliatte-bound train at station filled with passengers due to fuel crisis

COLOMBO (News 1st); A young man died after falling off a train in Matara on Friday (18) night.

It was reported that the young man was waiting for the Colombo Beliatte train at the Matara Train Station, among a crowd who were waiting for the train that was delayed by more than an hour.

Thousands have been opting to use public transport, especially trains, due to the fuel crisis in the country.

Dozens of people at the train station jumped in to rescue the man who was trapped under the train, and among them was a volunteer from the Sri Lanka Red Cross who attempted to provide treatment to the injured man.

However, an hour later he was taken out, but he had already passed away.