Man In India May Be First Known Human Killed By A Meteorite
- 8 years ago
Meteorites have been known to result in damage and injuries, but one may have resulted in the death of a human, the first known instance of such an occurrence.
Meteorites, fallen pieces of comets and asteroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and make ground impact, have been known to result in damage and injuries, but not human deaths.
That may no longer be the case.
According to authorities in Tamil Nadu, India, V. Kamaraj, a 40-year-old man working as a bus driver at Bharathidasan Engineering College, died when an object from space struck the campus grounds.
The incident occurred on Saturday at roughly 12:30 pm.
Meteorites, fallen pieces of comets and asteroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and make ground impact, have been known to result in damage and injuries, but not human deaths.
That may no longer be the case.
According to authorities in Tamil Nadu, India, V. Kamaraj, a 40-year-old man working as a bus driver at Bharathidasan Engineering College, died when an object from space struck the campus grounds.
The incident occurred on Saturday at roughly 12:30 pm.