Death By Selfies Are Up In Russia

24/7 News Source - Russians are getting themselves killed taking selfies.

Russian news agency Tass says there have been over ten deaths and about a hundred accidents in the country this year from people striking dangerous poses for a selfie.

The problem is bad enough that the Russian interior ministry has put out a brochure with instructions on how not to get killed when taking a picture of yourself.  The brochure warns against taking selfies on railroad tracks, with loaded guns, on rooftops, with animals and in other risky situations.

At a press conference for the brochure, a Russian official told citizens that the chase for 'likes' in social networks can lead to "the road of death."

Russian Ministry of the Interior