On thursday night 01-30-2003 at 23:27 h a man was hit by a streetcar on the Severins Bridge extending over the river rhine in Cologne, Germany. In a snowy, romantic night a 47 year old guy from Westfalia wanted to take pictures of the marvelous rhine panorama. To have a better view, he crossed two lanes, crossed the barrier separating the street from the streetcar tracks and put his tripod on the tracks. Being from smalltown areas of Westfalia, may be he underestimated the frequency of public transport or he wanted to take an action picture of an approaching streetcar. Nevertheless he was hit by one deadly. The police found the camera and the tripod about hundred meters away from the body (or the parts of it). The last picture in his camera showed a picturesque view of Cologne by night with snowflakes and parts of a pillar of the bridge.

Submitted on 02/06/2003

Submitted by: Bernd Weber
Reference: KStA, Cologne, 02-01-2003

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Jack said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Not so much careless as stupid when you consider what he had to do to set up on the streetcar tracks.

Teela said:
Neutral: Darwin Award

Bert said:
Neutral: Darwin Award

Gregory said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
careless, yes, but Darwin level? not that funny.

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