A man dies from the engine of a plane bound for Asturias

Chijioke Obinna

A man dies from the engine of a plane bound for Asturias

A man died on Tuesday in the Milan Airport Bérgamo – Orio the serious (northern Italy) after break up the track and be sucked by the engine of a plane That he prepared to take off, which caused the temporary suspension of operations at the airport, official sources reported.

The plane involved is a Airbus A319 of the Spanish company Voloteabound for the airport of Asturias (Spain)who prepared to take off.

“We are investigating information from an incident that involves our flight V73511 BGY-OVD, which It happened on the ground after the shipment was completed and ready for the exit. We are aware that a person has suffered serious injuries related to the aircraft engine, “he just confirmed the airline in his X account.

The authorities investigate what happened and for the moment It is unknown if it is a person from outside the airport or, on the contrary, of a worker or passenger.

The event occurred shortly after 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), when a man agreed to the track where a plane performed maneuvers to take off and He was allegedly sucked by one of his engines.

“Flight operations at Milan Bérgamo airport were suspended at 10:20 (8:20 GMT) due to an inconvenience occurred on the street of filmingwhose causes are being investigated by the forces of the order, “said the airport managing company, Sacbo, in a note.

To allow the intervention of order forces and carry out the first inspections, Flights were diverted to other airportsamong them Bologna, Verona and Milan Malpensa, and air traffic resumed at 12:00 (10:00 GMT), according to the airfield.

Milan Bérgamo Airport – Orio to the serious one, located about 45 kilometers from Milan, is a Terminal widely used by low -cost airlines As an alternative to the main airports of the city, Linate and Malpensa.

Chijioke Obinna

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