Coriolis
04-20-2005, 01:22 PM
LONDON (AFP) - A driver in Britain suffered a broken nose after a frozen sausage was thrown through an open window of his car, an ambulance official said.
The 46-year-old man was driving near his home in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, southeast England, when the "bizarre incident" occurred, said a spokesman for the Essex Ambulance Service.
"He was driving his car when the offending item came through his open window and hit him on the nose," the spokesman said.
"He said he saw a car coming the other way and felt a searing pain in his nose. He managed to stop his car without hitting anyone else at which point passers-by came to his aid."
The driver lost a lot of blood from his broken nose but opted against going to hospital, according to the spokesman.
"I feel very sorry for him -- it must have been an incredibly lucky or unlucky shot to get the sausage through a moving car window. I have never seen or heard of anything like this before," the ambulance spokesman added.
Police said they were investigating the incident and wanted to hear from anyone with information.
The 46-year-old man was driving near his home in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, southeast England, when the "bizarre incident" occurred, said a spokesman for the Essex Ambulance Service.
"He was driving his car when the offending item came through his open window and hit him on the nose," the spokesman said.
"He said he saw a car coming the other way and felt a searing pain in his nose. He managed to stop his car without hitting anyone else at which point passers-by came to his aid."
The driver lost a lot of blood from his broken nose but opted against going to hospital, according to the spokesman.
"I feel very sorry for him -- it must have been an incredibly lucky or unlucky shot to get the sausage through a moving car window. I have never seen or heard of anything like this before," the ambulance spokesman added.
Police said they were investigating the incident and wanted to hear from anyone with information.