Hideto Ueda

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The tourist, identified as Hideto Ueda, reportedly died after falling down a staircase at the Taj Mahaj while trying to take a selfie two days ago.

It has been reported that the tourist was trying to snap a photo at the mausoleum’s Royal Gate when he and a friend both fell.

The man lost consciousness and was later pronounced dead at a hospital while the friend suffered a fractured leg, the BBC reported.Â