A TEENAGER has died after bursting into flames whilst attempting to take the ‘ultimate selfie’.

Anna Ursu, 18, and a friend went to a train station in the town of Iasi in the northeast of Romania to take a selfie that she intended to post on Facebook.

But as she lay on top of the train and stuck one of her legs in the air, an electrical field surrounding the overhead cables sent 27,000 volts zapping through her body, causing her to burst into flames.

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The teen died in hospital, suffering severe burns to 50% of her body.