Driver caught in car with no front seats
And other stories from the stranger side of life

An Australian man has been charged with a string of offences, after police pulled his car over and discovered it had no front seats. According to police reports, the man and his female passenger were using a rolled-up foam mattress to sit on. When questioned, the man admitted to police he had recently been disqualified from driving.
Man falls to death after proposing to girlfriend
A Japanese man has reportedly fallen to his death, moments after proposing to his girlfriend. According to police reports, the man – who had been drinking – fell 30 metres from the Irabu Bridge shortly after the woman accepted his proposal.
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