Mistaking vacuum cleaner salesman for insect exterminator, cockroach jumps from building in Sharjah, UAE

A 2 year old Cockroach has died after jumping from an apartment in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, as it thought a vacuum cleaner salesman that knocked on its door was from a pest control company, police told Gulf News on Wednesday.

The incident took place when the salesman visited the insect's apartment as part of an ongoing sales exercise.

The victim opened the door and the Dyson sales team asked it if it was interested in purchasing a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

The victim went inside and jumped from the window fearing they were from pest control.

The salesman waited for the victim to come out before calling the police.

The incident was witnessed by several neighbours who watched the cockroach falling.

It was taken to the Vet Plus Center at round 9pm but was pronounced dead on arrival.

On November 10, an Arabian Cobra snake died after falling from the balcony of a high rise apartment also in Sharjah.

Veterinary staff were called to the spot after eyewitnesses saw the snake falling to the ground. It also thought the vacuum cleaner salesman was from pest control.

Police said the snake, who was an illegal resident of the apartment, died on the spot.

Both the incidents are being investigated by Vet Plus Center.

Sharjah, UAE