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Indian Curry Proved Lethal For British Man!

by VR Sreeraman on November 24, 2008 at 12:41 PM
 Indian Curry Proved Lethal For British Man!

A Brit man lost his life after eating a mouthful of curry as he sat down to watch The X Factor.

The dish triggered an allergic reaction, which proved lethal for the man.

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Angus Myers, from Carville, County Durham suffered a suspected allergic reaction to a chicken tikka masala.

He said: "That's got nuts in", before collapsing in front of his wife and his 11-year-old son.

His wife, Marie tried to revive him and was rushed to the hospital, but he could not be saved, reports the Scotsman.
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She said that her husband suffered from nut allergy, but his most severe reaction previously had been to feel sick for a couple of hours.

Maria said her husband had asked staff at the Indian takeaway restaurant whether the curry contained nuts and was told that it did not.

Source: ANI
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