Woman who missed Flight 447 is killed in car crash

judykott · 06-12-2009, 07:54 PM

June 11, 2009

An Italian woman who arrived late for the Air France plane flight that crashed in the Atlantic last week has been killed in a car accident, it has been reported.

Johanna Ganthaler, a pensioner from Bolzano-Bozen province, had been on holiday in Brazil with her husband Kurt and missed Air France Flight 447 after turning up late at Rio de Janeiro airport on May 31.

All 228 people aboard lost their lives after the plane crashed into the Atlantic four hours into its flight to Paris.

The ANSA news agency reported that the couple had managed to pick up a flight from Rio the following day.

It said that Ms Ganthaler died when their car veered across a road in Kufstein, Austria, and swerved into an oncoming truck. Her husband was seriously injured

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6479203.ece

Luminari · 06-13-2009, 03:29 AM

Thats just like that movie 'Final Destination'.

The people who were supposed to be on the fatal plane crash get hunted down one by one by the grim reaper... pretty scary. Glad I don't watch fiction anymore.

Brinty · 06-13-2009, 09:15 AM

It is said that when your number is up, you can't avoid the call.

06-12-2009, 07:54 PM	#1
judykott Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 711	Woman who missed Flight 447 is killed in car crash June 11, 2009 An Italian woman who arrived late for the Air France plane flight that crashed in the Atlantic last week has been killed in a car accident, it has been reported. Johanna Ganthaler, a pensioner from Bolzano-Bozen province, had been on holiday in Brazil with her husband Kurt and missed Air France Flight 447 after turning up late at Rio de Janeiro airport on May 31. All 228 people aboard lost their lives after the plane crashed into the Atlantic four hours into its flight to Paris. The ANSA news agency reported that the couple had managed to pick up a flight from Rio the following day. It said that Ms Ganthaler died when their car veered across a road in Kufstein, Austria, and swerved into an oncoming truck. Her husband was seriously injured http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6479203.ece

06-13-2009, 03:29 AM	#2
Luminari Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,570	Re: Woman who missed Flight 447 is killed in car crash Thats just like that movie 'Final Destination'. The people who were supposed to be on the fatal plane crash get hunted down one by one by the grim reaper... pretty scary. Glad I don't watch fiction anymore.

06-13-2009, 09:15 AM	#3
Brinty Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,004	Re: Woman who missed Flight 447 is killed in car crash It is said that when your number is up, you can't avoid the call.