Woman killed and man loses legs having sex on train tracks

A woman has been killed and a man lost both of his legs after they were hit by a train while having sex on a railway track.

The accident happened in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia early on Saturday morning.

The man, 41, reportedly lost both legs below the knee, while his partner, in her 30s, was killed on the spot.

According to ninemsn.com.au, speaking to police the man said: "Returning from our friends', my girlfriend and I could not overcome our passionate nature and wanted to feel a sense of thrill near a railway track."

The Daily Mail said the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, which announced the Saturday morning accident, said the couple "failed to overcome their natural passion when walking home."

The Herald Sun reports that a police spokesman said on Sunday the pair had been drinking.

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