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Meet The World’s Luckiest Man

Croatian Music teacher Frane Selak is what you’d call a lucky guy.

What would you call Croatian Music teacher Frane Selak? You would call Croatian Music teacher Frane Selak a lucky guy.

He’s cheated death seven times and won the lottery.

How many times did he cheat death? He cheated death seven times. What did he win? He won the lottery.

You could say he’s led a charmed life, but Selak doesn’t feel lucky.

What kind of life could you say he’s led? You could say he’s led a charmed life. Does Selak feel lucky? No, Selak doesn’t feel lucky.

He explained, “I never thought I was lucky to survive all my brushes with death.

Did he think that he was lucky to survive all his brushes with death? No, he didn’t think he was lucky to survive all his brushes with death.

“I thought I was unlucky to be in them in the first place.”

Did he think he was unlucky to be in them in the first place? Yes, he thought he was unlucky to be in them in the first place.

The born survivor had his first near death experience in 1962.

When did the born survivor have his first near death experience? The born survivor had his first near death experience in 1962.

He was traveling on a train from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik when it became derailed.

It plunged into a freezing cold river.

Where was he traveling when his train became derailed? He was traveling from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik when his train became derailed. Where did it plunge? It plunged into a freezing cold river.

Seventeen passengers drowned. Selak wasn’t one of them.

Was Selak one of the seventeen passengers that drowned? No, Selak wasn’t one of the seventeen passengers that drowned.

In a state of shock and suffering from hypothermia, he made his way to the riverbank with a broken arm.

What state was he in when he made his way to the river bank? He was in a state of shock when he made his way to the river bank. What was he suffering from? He was suffering from hypothermia. Did he have a broken leg? No, he didn’t have a broken leg. He had a broken arm.

A year later Selak would narrowly escape death again when his plane crashed.

When would Selak narrowly escape death again? Selak would narrowly escape death again a year later when his plane crashed.

Nineteen other passengers died but Selak survived.

How many passengers died? Nineteen passengers died.

He was thrown clear of the crash when the plane’s door opened. He landed in a haystack.

When was he thrown clear of the crash? He was thrown clear of the crash when the plane’s door opened. Where did he land? He landed in a haystack.

In 1966 he was again in mortal danger when a bus he was on skidded into a river.

When was he in mortal danger again? He was in mortal danger again in 1966.

What happened to the bus he was on? The bus he was on skidded into a river.

Four people drowned but Selak survived with minor cuts and bruises.

How many people drowned? Four people drowned. Did Selak survive with major cuts and bruises? No, Selak didn’t survive with major cuts and bruises.

Selak survived with minor cuts and bruises.

In 1970 Selak’s car caught fire on the motorway. With seconds to spare he left the vehicle before the petrol tank blew up.

Where did Selak’s car catch fire? Selak’s car caught fire on the motorway.

Did he leave the vehicle with a lot of time to spare before the petrol tank blew up? No, he didn’t leave the vehicle with a lot of time to spare before the petrol tank blew up. He left the vehicle with seconds to spare before the petrol tank blew up.

In 1973 his fifth accident would leave its mark. A faulty fuel pump set fire to his car and he lost most of his hair.

What accident would leave its mark? His fifth accident would leave its mark. What did he lose when a faulty fuel pump set fire to his car? He lost most of his hair when a faulty fuel pump set fire to his car.

In 1995, he had another close call. A bus in Zagreb ran him over but he walked away relatively unscathed.

Where did he have another close call? He had another close call in Zagreb.

What ran over him? A bus ran over him. Did he walk away injured or relatively unscathed? He walked away relatively unscathed.

He cheated death again the following year. When driving in the mountains he turned a corner to see a UN truck coming towards him.

Did he cheat death again the following month? No, he didn’t cheat death again the following month. He cheated death again the following year.

Where was he driving? He was driving in the mountains. What did he see coming towards him when he turned a corner? He saw a UN truck coming towards him when he turned a corner.

He swerved to avoid it.

What did he do to avoid it? He swerved to avoid it.

Selak leapt clear of the car at the last minute as it went hurtling down the 300 foot drop.

What did he do at the last minute? He leapt clear of the car at the last minute. What did the car go hurtling down? The car went hurtling down a 300 foot drop.

He watched as it hit the bottom and exploded into a ball of flames.

What happened to the car when it hit the bottom? The car exploded into a ball of flames when it hit the bottom.

After surviving seven disasters you might have thought Selak’s luck had run its course. It hadn’t.

Had Selak’s luck run its course after surviving seven disasters? No, Selak’s luck hadn’t run its course after surviving seven disasters.

He purchased his first ever lottery ticket when he was 76 years old. He won £600,000.

How old was he when he purchased his first ever lottery ticket? He was 76 years old when he purchased his first ever lottery ticket. How much did he win? He won £600,000.

He decided to give away almost all of his fortune to family and friends.

Did he decide to keep all of his fortune? No, he didn’t decide to keep all of his fortune. He decided to give away almost all of his fortune to family and friends.

Selak says his health and his wife Katarina is all he needs to be happy.

What is all he needs to be happy? His health and his wife Katarina is all he needs to be happy.

Selak didn’t just survive 7 near death accidents. He also survived 6 marriages. He says, “I guess all the earlier marriages were disasters too.”

How many marriages did he survive? He survived 6 marriages. What did he say the earlier marriages were? He said the earlier marriages were disasters too.