World of the Bizarre

Man is killed by meteorite impact in India

By T.K. Randall
February 8, 2016

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) The unsuspecting victim had been at a southern college campus in Vellore on Saturday when the rock plummeted from the heavens and struck the ground - killing him and injuring three others.

The impact, which was initially reported as a bomb explosion, threw the man high in the air and caused damage to several nearby vehicles and buildings.A fragment of the offending space rock was later found in a 2ft-deep crater nearby.

Crater formed due to meteor impact at Nattrampalli, vellore. looks like a powerful impact. pic.twitter.com/POlim224pn

— Prashanth (@itisprashanth) February 7, 2016

"A mishap occurred yesterday when a meteorite fell in the campus of a private engineering college in Vellore district's K Pantharappalli village," said Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. "I have ordered the Vellore district administration and hospital officials to provide them best treatment."

The fatality is believed to be the first time anyone has ever been killed by a falling meteorite.

Source: Russia Today

Tags: India, Meteorite