‘Horrible accident’: Person dies in plane engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
By Gianluca Lo Nostro
Amsterdam: A person died after ending up in a running aircraft engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Dutch airline KLM said on Wednesday.
Dutch media had reported on the incident earlier on Wednesday, while the Dutch military police, Marechaussee, said in a tweet it was running an investigation.
A KLM plane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Credit: iStock
The investigation has not yet identified who the person was, a Marechaussee spokesperson told Reuters.
The spokesperson added that it was too early to say whether this was an “incident”, or a form of suicide.
He added that all passengers and crew, who will be important witnesses to the investigation, had safely left the plane.
Dutch national broadcaster NOS reported that “many occupants of the aircraft saw the incident”.
A photo of the KLM plane on the tarmac at Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands.Credit: NOS
Schiphol Airport said on social media that “there was a horrible incident where a person ended up in an airplane engine,” The New York Times reported.
“Our thoughts go out to the relatives, and we are caring for the passengers and colleagues who saw this,” the airport said.
KLM, which is part of France-KLM, also said in a statement it was investigating the event.
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