Big bang in Bangkok
A resident of Bangkok is reportedly thanking his lucky stars after a piece of metal fell from an airliner and landed on his car.
According to the BBC News website, Mongkol Uthoksiri was driving home from work on Wednesday evening when a two-metre-long lump of metal from a Cathay Pacific jet fell on top of his car.
The website reports that the impact “gave him a terrible shock”.
Mr Uthokrisi, 41, who was not hurt in the incident, is quoted as saying: “I saw the plane take off and then I saw flames and debris falling, but I didn’t think it would hit my car.”
The metal was reportedly a piece of an engine unit. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, is reported to have aborted its flight to Mumbai and returned to Bangkok safely.
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd
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