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Anonymous Coward User ID: 697612 United States 07/14/2009 02:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The traditional throwing of a bride's bouquet for luck ended in disaster at an Italian wedding when the flowers caused a plane to crash. Quoting: Dusky HadesThe bride and groom had hired a small plane to fly past and throw the bouquet to a line of women guests, Corriere della Sera reported. However, the flowers were sucked into the plane's engine causing it to catch fire and explode. The aircraft plunged into a hostel. One passenger on the plane was badly hurt. But about 50 people who had been in the hostel escaped unscathed, as did the pilot. Entangled The incident happened at Montioni park in Suvereto, near Livorno, where the wedding reception was being held, Corriere della Sera said. A passenger on the aircraft, named as Isidoro Pensieri, 44, had the job of throwing the bouquet as pilot Luciano Nannelli flew past. It is believed the bunch of flowers became entangled as it was thrown, and was sucked into one of the engines. Ms Pensieri suffered multiple fractures and a head injury. She was taken to hospital in Grosseto by helicopter and then transferred to another in Pisa, Italian media reported. [link to news.bbc.co.uk] THAT is just INCREDIBLY fucking STUPID!!! . |
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