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Air India ground crew worker dies after being SUCKED into aircraft engine at Mumbai airport
The man was killed instantly in the horrifying incident which took place earlier today as the aircraft was coming into park
Reuters
Shocking: The aircraft was parking when the accident took place (file picture) An Air India ground crew member has died after being sucked into a plane engine and killed at Mumbai airport.
The horrifying incident took place earlier today as the aircraft was coming into park.
It is unclear how the staff member had got into a position where he was sucked into the engine.
The worker was killed instantly in the shocking accident.
Reuters
Airport: An Air India planes parked at Mumbai airport (file picture) The incident will raise fresh concerns over health and safety standards across India's transport infrastructure.
Accidents of this nature are extremely rare - despite the huge growth in air traffic in recent decades.
Air crew maintain aircraft when they are parked and the engines have been turned off.
[h=1]BREAKING NEWS: Air India worker is sucked into jet engine and killed instantly at Mumbai airport[/h]
Published: 16:42 GMT, 16 December 2015 | Updated: 17:53 GMT, 16 December 2015
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A member of Air India's ground crew has been sucked in to an aircraft's engine and killed instantly.
The incident happened earlier today at Mumbai Airport in India while the aircraft was preparing for departure to Hyderabad.
The technician was killed after being sucked into the jet engine during push back at 9pm local time.
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The incident happened earlier today at Mumbai Airport in India while the aircraft was preparing for departure to Hyderabad (file picture)
Air India has said it is 'deeply saddened' by what it described as a 'mishap' and a 'tragic' incident.
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The aircraft, AI 619, was at a parking bay at the airport's T2 Terminal and was preparing for departure to Hyderabad.
Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani said this afternoon: 'An Air India technician died in a mishap during pushback of flight AI 619. The incident is being investigated.
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A member of Air India's ground crew has been sucked in to an aircraft's engine and killed instantly (file picture)
'We are deeply saddened and regret the tragic incident at Mumbai airport. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.'
An airport official told Hindustan Times: 'The body is still stuck in the engine, efforts are going on to retrieve it.'
It is not yet clear how the worker came to be so close to the engine.
Air India bosses are yet to say how many people were on board the plane and whether any passengers had witnessed the incident.
- 16:42, 16 Dec 2015
- Updated 17:04, 16 Dec 2015
- By Sam Adams
The man was killed instantly in the horrifying incident which took place earlier today as the aircraft was coming into park
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Reuters
Shocking: The aircraft was parking when the accident took place (file picture) An Air India ground crew member has died after being sucked into a plane engine and killed at Mumbai airport.
The horrifying incident took place earlier today as the aircraft was coming into park.
It is unclear how the staff member had got into a position where he was sucked into the engine.
The worker was killed instantly in the shocking accident.
Reuters
Airport: An Air India planes parked at Mumbai airport (file picture) The incident will raise fresh concerns over health and safety standards across India's transport infrastructure.
Accidents of this nature are extremely rare - despite the huge growth in air traffic in recent decades.
Air crew maintain aircraft when they are parked and the engines have been turned off.
[h=1]BREAKING NEWS: Air India worker is sucked into jet engine and killed instantly at Mumbai airport[/h]
- Air India technician was sucked into plane's engine at Mumbai Airport
- Incident happened as jet AI 619 was preparing for departure to Hyderabad
- Worker was pulled into the jet engine during push back at the T2 Terminal
Published: 16:42 GMT, 16 December 2015 | Updated: 17:53 GMT, 16 December 2015
108
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A member of Air India's ground crew has been sucked in to an aircraft's engine and killed instantly.
The incident happened earlier today at Mumbai Airport in India while the aircraft was preparing for departure to Hyderabad.
The technician was killed after being sucked into the jet engine during push back at 9pm local time.
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The incident happened earlier today at Mumbai Airport in India while the aircraft was preparing for departure to Hyderabad (file picture)
Air India has said it is 'deeply saddened' by what it described as a 'mishap' and a 'tragic' incident.
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The aircraft, AI 619, was at a parking bay at the airport's T2 Terminal and was preparing for departure to Hyderabad.
Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani said this afternoon: 'An Air India technician died in a mishap during pushback of flight AI 619. The incident is being investigated.
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A member of Air India's ground crew has been sucked in to an aircraft's engine and killed instantly (file picture)
'We are deeply saddened and regret the tragic incident at Mumbai airport. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.'
An airport official told Hindustan Times: 'The body is still stuck in the engine, efforts are going on to retrieve it.'
It is not yet clear how the worker came to be so close to the engine.
Air India bosses are yet to say how many people were on board the plane and whether any passengers had witnessed the incident.
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