UK: How Stowaway falls to his death from jet as it approaches Heathrow after 11-hour journey from South Africa but a second one survives

A suspected stowaway has died on the roof of a London office block after plunging from a jumbo jet as it approached Heathrow Airport.

The man's body was discovered yesterday morning on  top of the offices of NotOnTheHighStreet.com, which is on a busy road in the south-west of the capital.

Another stowaway survived the 8,000-mile flight from South Africa before being taken to hospital, where he is now fighting for his life.

It is believed the two men sneaked on to flight BA0054 before it set off from Johannesburg airport on Wednesday evening.

The man who died is then thought to have hidden in the wheel recess during the airliner's 11-hour five-minute overnight flight to London.

It is understood he fell out as the undercarriage came down on the plane's approach to Heathrow. It is not known whether he died during the flight or from the fall. 

The other man - believed to be 24 - survived and was rushed to hospital when the plane landed. He is said to be in a 'critical' condition.


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