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Pic shows: Richard van der Nest after the accident.

A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds.

Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media.

The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his skull to relieve the pressure o

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captionPic shows: Richard van der Nest after the accident. A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds. Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media. The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his skull to relieve the pressure o

Pic shows: Richard van der Nest before the accident.

A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds.

Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media.

The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his skull to relieve the pressure

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captionPic shows: Richard van der Nest before the accident. A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds. Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media. The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his skull to relieve the pressure

Pic shows: Richard van der Nest being attended by the emergency services staff.

A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds.

Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media.

The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his sku

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captionPic shows: Richard van der Nest being attended by the emergency services staff. A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds. Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media. The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his sku

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captionPic shows: Richard van der Nest after the accident. A 16-year-old boy is clinging to life after part of his skull had to be removed by surgeons when he was hurled from the back of a pickup truck by freak winds. Victim Richard van der Nest had been standing in the truck in Pretoria, South Africa, when he was plucked up by the wind and smashed onto the tarmac, reports local media. The 16-year-old daredevil has been in a coma for five months after surgeons removed part of his skull to relieve the pressure o

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Teen Daredevils Five-Month Coma After Crash

10-11-2016

2016

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