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Bride's bouquet brings down plane | Bride's bouquet brings down plane |
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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. | 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. |
The bride and groom had hired a microlight 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. | 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. | 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. | But about 50 people who had been in the hostel escaped unscathed, as did the pilot. |
Entangled | Entangled |
The incident happened at Montioni park in Suvereto, near Livorno, where the wedding reception was being held, Corriere della Sera said. | 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 microlight, 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 the engine. | |
Mr Pensieri suffered multiple fractures and a head injury. He was taken to hospital in Grosseto by helicopter and then transferred to another in Pisa, Italian media reported. |
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