A person has died after falling into an airplane jet engine at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Wednesday.
“An incident occurred this afternoon on the platform of Schiphol [Airport] where a person fell into a running aircraft engine and died,” the Netherlands Royal Military police said in a post on the social media platform X on Wednesday.
The police added that they are investigating the circumstances of the incident. It is not clear whether the person was a passenger or an employee.
Passengers were on board the aircraft bound for Billund, in central Denmark, when the fatal incident occurred, a statement from air carrier KLM said. The passengers and employees disembarked the plane and were given care, according to the military police.
Schiphol Airport, which is one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, described the event as a “horrible incident” in a post on X.
“Our thoughts go out to the relatives and we care for the passengers and colleagues who witnessed this,” the statement said.
Credit: cnn.com
