South African couple killed after being hit by train while having sex
Monday, September 22, 2008
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A South African couple died after being hit by a freight train while having sexual intercourse on railroad tracks. The couple, who are yet to be identified, were having intercourse on the tracks in the Mpumalanga Province of the African country. The engineer yelled warnings at the couple to move, but according to him, they ignored them. South Africa's national freight railway is called Transnet.
The man, in his thirties, was dismembered and died at the scene. The woman, in her twenties, was transported to a local hospital but later died from her injuries.
An investigation is taking place to determine if the woman was being raped or if she was having intercourse out of her own free will. Nearby residents suspected prostitution, because the area was commonly used for such.
[edit] Sources
- McKeed Kotlolo. "Bonking couple run over by train" — Sowetan, September 22, 2008
- "Train crushes railway sex couple" — BBC News Online, September 22, 2008
- Beeld Naranda Nell. "Couple die while having sex" — News24, September 22, 2008
