CAROLINE VREELAND UNLUCKIEST MAN IN BRITAIN Knocked off his bike Misses lottery prize Burns down kitchen …ALL IN ONE DAY!

IS Barrie Enderby the unluckiest guy in town?

First, the 78-year-old got knocked off his bike when a motorist pulled out in front of him.

His badly injured right leg meant he missed the deadline for the Irish Lottery he plays regularly – and his numbers came up, meaning he missed out on a windfall of £10,000 on Sunday night.

Then, after going out to drown his sorrows over his misfortune, he got home hungry, put on his chip pan and fell asleep, waking up to a smoke and flame-filled kitchen.

Barrie instinctively threw water on the burning pan of chips. bike was damaged in the collision I have not been able to get out much.

“I went to the bookies to put on my lottery numbers, but my leg is still sore, I could only go slowly and missed the deadline by 15 minutes.

“When I found out I had missed out on £10,000, I needed to go out for a drink.

“I bumped into a couple of mates and they took me to places I had never been before. I got drunk.

“So when I got back home and felt hungry, I put on some chips.

“But I fell asleep. The next thing I knew, the smoke alarm went off.

“I threw water on the cooker, but that was the worst thing I could have done.” TRIPLE WHAMMY: Barrie in his fireravaged kitchen