When the police arrived, a man was lying dead under a car. Investigations revealed that although he was not the owner yet he was the last person to drive it. The car had last been driven that morning, but the man’s time of death was established at about
3 p.m. The owner of the car was discovered in the south of France. No one else was involved in the affair and eventually the police and the coroner were satisfied that no crime had been committed. What is the explanation?
Solution
The man was a mechanic. While the owner was away, he was working on the car, but the jack gave way and the car fell on him.
