A man has been killed after being sucked into the engine of an airplane at Milan Bergamo Airport this July 8, at around 10 am local time. The event is being reported as a deliberate act on the deceased's part.
The man, believed to have been around 35 years old, entered the plane parking zone through an emergency door located in the arrivals area and ran toward a Volotea aircraft preparing for departure to Asturias Airport, in Spain. He was then sucked into the engine and died immediately afterward. The motive behind his actions remains unknown.
Air traffic at the airport, one of Italy’s busiest, was interrupted, but resumed around 12 pm. Investigations are still ongoing.
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