Mr Whiting, whose sister is a police officer, said he was only there by chance after taking his girlfriend to the A&E unit at nearby Warrington Hospital.

Then, by chance, they saw Mr Jabbar on the same visit.

They found out about each other by chance and soon discovered thousands of others in Georgia who were also stolen from hospitals.

After becoming obsessed at the age of just 10 by chance, he has now landed himself a job at a local antiques shop.

She told the BBC how she came across the crash scene by chance while returning from a hospital appointment.