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A woman was killed and her boyfriend’s legs cut off when they were hit by a train while having sex on a railway line.

Police said the pair had embarked on their early morning romp after a night out boozing.

The woman, who was in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene while her 41-year-old lover was taken to hospital with both legs severed.

They had been on their way home from a party at a friend’s house when they hit by amorous, and fatal, desires.

An official said: “The man told police they had failed to overcome their natural passion when walking home… and wanted to experience an extreme sensation near the railroad tracks.”

To make matter worse, officers are considering charging the man for trespassing on the track after the couple’s sex session in the Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye.

In 2008 a pair having sex on a railway track in South Africa were killed by a freight train.

The driver later told police he saw the couple from a distance and repeatedly hooted “but they continued with their business”.