2 teenage girls electrocuted while trying to take selfies on top of a train

In May, an 18-year-old Romanian girl died as she

tried to take "the ultimate selfie" on top of a

train, now these 2 teenage girls are in a serious

condition after being electrocuted as they tried

to take a selfie on top of a train which they

though was no longer in use.

Russian friends Olesya Belmasova and Anastasiya
Kirillova, who are both 16, suffered horrific burns
after brushing against a live rail track in the
Russian city of Taganrog.
They climbed on it because they thought it no
longer worked but the train sat on tracks with
thousands of volts running through them.

The friends were spotted by a passing worker, who

witnessed the horrifying moment they were

electrocuted.

"I was walking towards them to ask them what

they were doing when they were suddenly blasted

to the ground," he said.

"One was completely blackened and the other was

on fire as if she had exploded."

The two girls were rushed to a children's hospital

with 70% burns and several fractures.

Anastasia, who can still talk despite the severity

of her injuries, said:

"We climbed on top of the tank car and

then I heard a loud clap. We fell off the

car and onto the ground.

"My hair was on fire and I was in so much

pain."

A police spokesman said:

"They wanted to take some photos from

the top of the tank car but were injured

by a high-voltage electric current."