A terrible accident has left an Air India maintenance technician crew member dead in front of passengers leaving many shell shocked and dazed.
The airport worker was killed instantly (Picture: Reuters)
A horrific accident has claimed the life of an Air India maintenance technician who died on the spot after being sucked into an aircraft engine at Mumbai Airport.
According to a reliable report from Air India chief Ashwani Lohani, the horrific accident happened when the plane, full of passengers for a flight to Hyderabad, was being moved from an airport gate. The pilot who misinterpreted a signal, switched on the plane's engine forcing the maintenance crew member named Ravi Subramanian who was standing nearby for inspection to be forcefully sucked into the engine killing him instantly.
The accident happened while the aircraft was being pushed back from the gate, according to Lohani. He also said the airport and airline authorities had launched an investigation.