Man Dies After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine | EUROtoday

A person in Italy died Tuesday after being sucked right into a jet engine at Milan Bergamo Airport.

The man, who has not but been recognized, was not an worker or a passenger, in response to Sacbo, the corporate that operates the airport.

Investigators are nonetheless working to piece collectively how the person gained entry to the taxiway, the place he “approached a stationary commercial aircraft with engines running” earlier than he was sucked into the engine and killed, a press release from Sacbo stated.

The plane was en path to Spain on Tuesday morning when the incident occurred. Police advised Sky News the person ran onto the runway earlier than voluntarily getting into the engine of the plane.

“Today’s tragic event has deeply shaken the entire airport community,” Giovanni Sanga, Sacbo’s president, stated in a press release Tuesday. “From the outset, in addition to ensuring the immediate management of the emergency and assistance to passengers and crew, we have also focused our attention on the colleagues who witnessed the episode and were deeply affected by it.”

The airport canceled 19 flights and delayed a number of others following the incident, in response to FlightAware.