Man killed by falling window...

Uther · 2 Oct 2018 at 17:59

Seems a window has fallen out of a high rise development and killed someone on the ground. Life is so random, if he'd been doing something that had made him 5 seconds early or late and it would have probably missed him!

Also, 2.7 million for a 2 bed apartment! :eek:

https://news.sky.com/story/man-killed-as-window-falls-from-luxury-flat-in-london-11515368

Omaeka · 2 Oct 2018 at 18:03

What a horrible thing to happen. My heart breaks for his family, how would you even cope with a loved one dying in such a bloody weird and unlikely way.

Dis86 · 2 Oct 2018 at 18:07

So unfortunate. So so unfortunate. As much as a mercy that it may be he's literally unlikely to have known what hit him, it would have been quick.

dowie · 2 Oct 2018 at 18:12

saw this earlier

someone has been rather negligent - I guess this is a risk sometimes with old buildings etc.. but there shouldn't be much excuse for it happening on a new build!

Pawnless Endgame · 2 Oct 2018 at 18:13

I remember a few years back where a shop sign fell and killed a passer by. Think it was from a bookies.

As Dis86 said, so unlucky. Some people die early because of preventable things such as bad diet, joy riding, death penalty, gang violence, extreme sports, etc. Then there is this guy minding his own business and killed for no reason at all.

G-MAN2004 · 2 Oct 2018 at 18:18

Damn, the chances of that...

Captain · 2 Oct 2018 at 18:20

That really sucks, i feel for his family.

Johno please? · 2 Oct 2018 at 19:12

Life eh, what a joke it is.

Not that it will bring the poor guy back but I hope the company/individuals get taken to the cleaners.

Edit: I assumed it was being fitted at the time, just looks like its come off the hinges.

jacksgotbones · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:28

So tragic...

Skorpion · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:44

Yikes....what are the chances of that

explicit4u · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:46

Pawnless Endgame said:
I remember a few years back where a shop sign fell and killed a passer by. Think it was from a bookies.

As Dis86 said, so unlucky. Some people die early because of preventable things such as bad diet, joy riding, death penalty, gang violence, extreme sports, etc. Then there is this guy minding his own business and killed for no reason at all.

William Hill in Camden by any chance?

Dblaze · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:49

So sad. Just goes to show that you really should make the most of your life.

cheesyboy · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:52

Didn't this happen in one of the final destination movies?

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:53

cheesyboy said:
Didn't this happen in one of the final destination movies?

Wasn't it in The Omen?

Not nice.

Uncle Petey · 2 Oct 2018 at 20:54

"At this early stage in the investigation, it is believed he was hit by something falling from a building."

Good work, detective.

chaparral · 2 Oct 2018 at 21:07

Mick Ferris, 53, was killed by the glass, which is understood to have fallen from a luxury development on the Thames riverside.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-pedestrian-killed-hes-hit-13346204

Nitefly · 2 Oct 2018 at 21:57

cheesyboy said:
Didn't this happen in one of the final destination movies?

Yes - it was ridiculous in the film.

Poor bloke. What a utterly unfair way to go out

McBain · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:16

I'm staying at the Park Plaza (next door), saw the tent thats been erected and all the walkway is cordoned off by police, grim to read this is the reason why

Scania · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:20

Just goes to show you never know when your time is up.

Tragic, I hope he had no idea..... RIP.

adidan · 2 Oct 2018 at 22:21

Yeah, it's the random deaths during the mundanity of life that tend to hit home the most.

Imagine getting that news on a random Tuesday in a 'normal' regular week.