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Parachuting Pilot Killed by Truck
A South African air force pilot who was parachuting down after his fighter crashed in eastern South Africa Wednesday was killed when he slammed into the windscreen of a truck driving along a highway, police said.Under canopy, thinking everything is going to work out, when God decides to show you how a bug feels. "The pilot hit the cab of the truck and was killed instantly," said police spokesman Mica Tlou. "We identified the plane as an Impala which had a pilot and co-pilot on board. Both the pilots died," Senior Superintendent Tlou told AFP. The second pilot in the Impala attack jet landed on a rocky patch of ground nearby, the police said. When your time is up, itâs up. Posted by: Steve 2003-11-12 |
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