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| Stowaway falls to death from wheel of South Africa flight over London, another is in hospital | Stowaway falls to death from wheel of South Africa flight over London, another is in hospital |
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| A stowaway fell to his death in London yesterday after clinging to the bottom of a British Airways jet, which departed from South Africa. | A stowaway fell to his death in London yesterday after clinging to the bottom of a British 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 the offices of retailer NotOnTheHighStreet.com in Richmond. | The victim, aged between 25 and 30, fell from the undercarriage of the British Airways 747 jet onto the offices 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 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. | 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. | |
| In a statement, British Airways said: "We are working with the Metropolitan Police and the authorities in Johannesburg to establish the facts surrounding this very rare case." | In a statement, British Airways said: "We are working with the Metropolitan Police and the authorities in Johannesburg to establish the facts surrounding this very rare case." |