MIKE BLAKE | Reuters
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it is investigating the cause of the incident
AND San Antonio (Texas) airport employee. died after being struck by the engine of a Delta flight, in a freak accident that is being investigated, local media reported.
The incident happened last Friday night at San Antonio International Airport, when a worker, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was sucked into the engine turbine of the plane that had just landed coming from Los Angeles, as he was led to the landing gate.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced in a statement that it is investigating why the engine was able to absorb a worker, an employee on the ramp, or the person in charge of guiding the pilot to the runway and boarding area. , loading and unloading suitcases or, among other things, driving a luggage trolley.
An anonymous source told the newspaper Guard that the worker “intentionally stood in front of the active engine” of the plane. Airport officials also confirmed the incident and were “deeply saddened” by the death of the worker.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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