Britain's unluckiest man falls down manhole

A 54-year-old Doncaster unfortunate - dubbed "Britain's unluckiest man" - has continued a lifelong tradition of mishaps by falling down a manhole, Ananova reports.

John Lyne, of Stainforth, near Doncaster suffered injuries to his back, left leg and both knees as a result of the tumble, and will be out of action for 32 weeks, according to the Doncaster Free Press.

Lyne's career began as a child, when he fell off a horse and cart and was run over by a delivery van. As a teenager, he fell from a tree and broke his arm. On his way home from hospital - on Friday 13th - the bus he was in crashed, provoking another fracture in the same arm.

Since then, he's been hit by lightning twice, fallen victim to a rock-fall in a mine, has nearly drowned and has enjoyed three car crashes.

Lyne said: "I don't think there is any reason or explanation for it though, it has just happened really. I have to particularly be careful on the Friday 13ths, when a few accidents have fallen."

The poor bloke added: "Everyone thinks it is just hilarious. My mates, family and wife Susan just laugh about it."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/24/britains_unluckiest_man/

foook! thats crazy.. but is he unlucky that it happened or lucky that he managed to survive all that.

or is he just too stupid that he gets himself into these situations

or is he just too stupid that he gets himself into these situations

Dunno about that, man. Usually getting whacked by lightning isn't something prone to stupidity, unless you go golfing in a storm....

or is he just too stupid that he gets himself into these situations

Had a friend who claimed he was really unlucky as he was always getting hit by vehicles when he was walking across the road. WTF did he expect. He was as blind as a bat (wore jam jar glasses). He always failed to use pedestrian crossings/ lights and would walk across heavily congested city roads at peak hours. We used to use the term idiotic instead of unlucky when referring to him alot of the time ;-P

You'd think by now, he'd be laughing about his bad luck along with his friends and family.

Knowing my luck I'd meet him the day he was about to get twated by lightning again