Traffic was halted on Line 9 of the Metro as the man was seen running through the platform before fleeing into a tunnel. The lines of the Paris Metro are electrified and, as the numerous signs warn, anyone who goes onto them as at risk of being electrocuted. This did not appear to deter the man, who was apparently trying to escape from the notoriously strict RATP ticket inspectors. Kirisa Gosselin, from Vancourver, said: "We begged for understanding and to just be allowed to purchase five more Metro tickets, to go the two last stops. READ ALSO Unkind Paris Metro ticket inspectors ruined our family trip to France'And it's not just tourists who fall foul of the system - in 2018 a pregnant French woman was fined €60 for walking the wrong way.

Source: The Local October 30, 2019 13:52 UTC