Indian scientists study chunk that fell from sky, killed man

Indian scientists study chunk that fell from sky, killed man


An alleged meteorite which plummeted from the sky, killing
a bus driver and leaving a five-foot crater in India, is now
being analysed by specialist ,


The small, blue object slammed into the ground at an
engineering college in Vellore, in Tamil Nadu state, over the
weekend, shattering a water cooler and sending splinters
and shards flying ,

Police say the man, a 40-year-old bus driver, had been hit
by the debris and died while being taken to a hospital.

The bus driver was standing on a patch of grass near the
college cafeteria when he was killed, while two gardeners
and a student were injured, officials said.
College principal G. Bhaskar, said he heard a loud thud from
his office, where several window panes shattered when the
object hit the ground.

Local officials and scientists from the Indian Institute of
Astrophysics on Tuesday examined the five -foot-wide
impact crater at the college near Vellore city,