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Stowaway falls to death from wheel of South Africa flight over London, anotheris in hospital
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A stowaway fell to his death in London yesterday after clinging to the
bottom of aBritish Airways jet, which departed from South Africa.
The victim, aged between 25 and 30, fell from the undercarriage of the
British Airways 747 jet onto theoffices of retailer
NotOnTheHighStreet.com in Richmond.
The Sun reports that police found the man lying on his back with his
legs in the air on the building's roof, on top of an electrical box.
The man is believed to have clung onto the aircraft's wheel as it
reached Heathrow Airport, 8,000 miles from the departure point in
South Africa.
A second stowaway has since been taken for treatment at a West London
hospital, where he is in a stable condition.
Credit: Independent.co.uk
