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	On February 8, 2016, a number of media outlets reported that a bus driver had been killed and three others injured by a possible [[meteorite]] fall in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. A falling object reportedly left a crater {{convert\|4\|ft\|\|}} deep and smashed windows on the campus of [[Bharathidasan Engineering College]], in addition to inflicting the injuries.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news \|last1=Auger \|first1=Monika \|title=Authorities: Meteorite Killed Man in India \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/asia/india-meteorite-man-killed/index.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|date=8 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="zee">{{cite news \|work=ZeeNews \|title=It was meteorite that killed a person in Vellore: Study \|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/it-was-meteorite-that-killed-a-person-in-vellore-study_1855995.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Others in the area reported hearing an unusual sound and seeing a smoke stripe, and police reported finding rock fragments embedded in the driver's body.<ref name="phys-org">{{cite web \|title=Scientists study India's deadly 'meteorite' (Update) \|url=https://phys.org/news/2016-02-scientists-india-deadly-meteorite.html \|website=phys.org \|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>		On February 8, 2016, a number of media outlets reported that a bus driver had been killed and three others injured by a possible [[meteorite]] fall in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. A falling object reportedly left a crater {{convert\|4\|ft\|\|}} deep and smashed windows on the campus of [[Bharathidasan Engineering College]], in addition to inflicting the injuries.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news \|last1=Auger \|first1=Monika \|title=Authorities: Meteorite Killed Man in India \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/asia/india-meteorite-man-killed/index.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=Wall Street Journal \|date=8 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="zee">{{cite news \|work=ZeeNews \|title=It was meteorite that killed a person in Vellore: Study \|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/it-was-meteorite-that-killed-a-person-in-vellore-study_1855995.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Others in the area reported hearing an unusual sound and seeing a smoke stripe, and police reported finding rock fragments embedded in the driver's body.<ref name="phys-org">{{cite web \|title=Scientists study India's deadly 'meteorite' (Update) \|url=https://phys.org/news/2016-02-scientists-india-deadly-meteorite.html \|website=phys.org \|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>

	A small ({{convert\|11\|g\|\|}}<ref name="abc">{{cite news \|title=Astrophysicists analyse 'meteorite' that killed bus driver, shattered windows in India \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-10/scientists-study-deadly-meteorite-india/7154232 \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=ABC News \|date=9 February 2016}}</ref>) blue object was recovered from the scene that attracted a magnet, and some experts suggested it could be a fragment of a space vehicle.<ref name="phys-org"/> Authorities suspected an explosion of abandoned [[Gelignite\|gelatine]] sticks, but no traces of explosives were found. Dipankar Banerjee of the [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] expressed ~~skeptism~~ that the object was a meteorite,<ref name="NIE">{{cite news \|last1=Chandrashekar \|first1=Nandini \|title=Vellore Rock Unlikely to Be A Meteorite, Says Astro Prof \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/feb/07/Vellore-Rock-Unlikely-to-Be-A-Meteorite-Says-Astro-Prof-889568.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=7 February 2016}}</ref> as did Lindley Johnson, [[NASA]]'s planetary defense officer.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news \|last1=Hauser \|first1=Christine \|title=That Wasn’t a Meteorite That Killed a Man in India, NASA Says \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/world/asia/that-wasnt-a-meteorite-that-killed-a-man-in-india-nasa-says.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=New York Times \|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Other experts concluded that a meteorite so small could not have created a crater as large as the one reported.<ref name="abc"/>		A small ({{convert\|11\|g\|\|}}<ref name="abc">{{cite news \|title=Astrophysicists analyse 'meteorite' that killed bus driver, shattered windows in India \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-10/scientists-study-deadly-meteorite-india/7154232 \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=ABC News \|date=9 February 2016}}</ref>) blue object was recovered from the scene that attracted a magnet, and some experts suggested it could be a fragment of a space vehicle.<ref name="phys-org"/> Authorities suspected an explosion of abandoned [[Gelignite\|gelatine]] sticks, but no traces of explosives were found. Dipankar Banerjee of the [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] expressed skepticism that the object was a meteorite,<ref name="NIE">{{cite news \|last1=Chandrashekar \|first1=Nandini \|title=Vellore Rock Unlikely to Be A Meteorite, Says Astro Prof \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/feb/07/Vellore-Rock-Unlikely-to-Be-A-Meteorite-Says-Astro-Prof-889568.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=The New Indian Express \|date=7 February 2016}}</ref> as did Lindley Johnson, [[NASA]]'s planetary defense officer.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news \|last1=Hauser \|first1=Christine \|title=That Wasn’t a Meteorite That Killed a Man in India, NASA Says \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/world/asia/that-wasnt-a-meteorite-that-killed-a-man-in-india-nasa-says.html \|access-date=29 April 2021 \|work=New York Times \|date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Other experts concluded that a meteorite so small could not have created a crater as large as the one reported.<ref name="abc"/>

	Officials of the [[National College, Tiruchirapalli]], insisted that the object was a [[carbonaceous chondrite]] meteorite and designated it as BEC 1.<ref name="zee"/>		Officials of the [[National College, Tiruchirapalli]], insisted that the object was a [[carbonaceous chondrite]] meteorite and designated it as BEC 1.<ref name="zee"/>

	If the object was a meteorite, the incident would be the first confirmed death of a human due to a meteorite in recorded history.<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="abc"/>		If the object was a meteorite, the incident would be the first confirmed death of a human due to a meteorite in recorded history.<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="abc"/>

			==See also==
			*[[List of unsolved deaths]]

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Stub out an article. There was a substantial flurry of media attention, so this must be regarded as a notable event. Unfortunately, very little follow-up information to write a full article.

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On February 8, 2016, a number of media outlets reported that a bus driver had been killed and three others injured by a possible [[meteorite]] fall in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. A falling object reportedly left a crater {{convert|4|ft||}} deep and smashed windows on the campus of [[Bharathidasan Engineering College]], in addition to inflicting the injuries.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news |last1=Auger |first1=Monika |title=Authorities: Meteorite Killed Man in India |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/asia/india-meteorite-man-killed/index.html |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=8 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="zee">{{cite news |work=ZeeNews |title=It was meteorite that killed a person in Vellore: Study |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/it-was-meteorite-that-killed-a-person-in-vellore-study_1855995.html |access-date=29 April 2021 |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Others in the area reported hearing an unusual sound and seeing a smoke stripe, and police reported finding rock fragments embedded in the driver's body.<ref name="phys-org">{{cite web |title=Scientists study India's deadly 'meteorite' (Update) |url=https://phys.org/news/2016-02-scientists-india-deadly-meteorite.html |website=phys.org |access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref>

A small ({{convert|11|g||}}<ref name="abc">{{cite news |title=Astrophysicists analyse 'meteorite' that killed bus driver, shattered windows in India |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-10/scientists-study-deadly-meteorite-india/7154232 |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=ABC News |date=9 February 2016}}</ref>) blue object was recovered from the scene that attracted a magnet, and some experts suggested it could be a fragment of a space vehicle.<ref name="phys-org"/> Authorities suspected an explosion of abandoned [[Gelignite|gelatine]] sticks, but no traces of explosives were found. Dipankar Banerjee of the [[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]] expressed skeptism that the object was a meteorite,<ref name="NIE">{{cite news |last1=Chandrashekar |first1=Nandini |title=Vellore Rock Unlikely to Be A Meteorite, Says Astro Prof |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/feb/07/Vellore-Rock-Unlikely-to-Be-A-Meteorite-Says-Astro-Prof-889568.html |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=7 February 2016}}</ref> as did Lindley Johnson, [[NASA]]'s planetary defense officer.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Hauser |first1=Christine |title=That Wasn’t a Meteorite That Killed a Man in India, NASA Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/world/asia/that-wasnt-a-meteorite-that-killed-a-man-in-india-nasa-says.html |access-date=29 April 2021 |work=New York Times |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Other experts concluded that a meteorite so small could not have created a crater as large as the one reported.<ref name="abc"/>

Officials of the [[National College, Tiruchirapalli]], insisted that the object was a [[carbonaceous chondrite]] meteorite and designated it as BEC 1.<ref name="zee"/>

If the object was a meteorite, the incident would be the first confirmed death of a human due to a meteorite in recorded history.<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="abc"/>

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