Two young women were hit and killed by a small aircraft as they were taking selfies by the side of a landing strip in northern Mexico, media reported last Monday.
据相关媒体上周一报道,两名年轻女子在墨西哥北部一飞机降落跑道旁自拍时被一架小型飞机撞死。
The victims of the grisly accident, which took place in the Chihuahua, were to be buried later in the day, local daily said.
据当地日报《先驱报》报道,这起严重事故发生于墨西哥的奇瓦瓦州,而事故中的死者于当天晚些时候下葬。
Nitzia Mendoza, 18, and Clarissa Morquecho, 17, were standing the bed of a truck taking photos of themselves with their cellphones when they were hit by the wing, according to another local daily.
据当地另一家日报社报道,当时18岁的妮吉娅·门多萨和17岁的克拉丽莎·莫魁霍站在一辆卡车的后面用手机自拍,后来不幸被一架飞机的机翼撞击到。
The two women had been attending a horse race in town and the race track runs along the side of the strip, both dailies said.
两家媒体都报道称,这两名女子之前曾参加了镇里一场赛马比赛,而赛道则是沿着飞机起降跑道的。
Exact numbers are hard to come by, but numerous people around the world were reported to have been killed or seriously injured while taking selfies.
尽管很难得到确切数字,但是据报道,全世界因自拍而死亡或严重受伤的人不在少数。