Shock pictures reveal smashed nose of plane after packed jet struck by lightning at 17,000ft sparking emergency landing

SHOCKING images have revealed the crumpled nose cone of a packed passenger jet after it was struck by a thunderbolt mid-air.The IndiGo plane was travelling at 17,000ft on Wednesday when it was jolted by a flash of lightning during a freak hailstorm.The sudden blast of electricity caused a “millions-to-one” case of structural damage, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing in northern India.