Pilot dies as plane melts on TV tower

A pilot has died after the cabin of his plane was melted by electric current when it lodged on top of a Canadian television tower.

Pilot dies as plane melts on TV tower

A pilot has died after the cabin of his plane was melted by electric current when it lodged on top of a Canadian television tower.

The pilot was left hanging upside down about 1,000ft from the ground after crashing into the tower in foggy conditions.

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