Horrific news.
A person has died at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam after ‘falling into’ a running engine.
The Royal Military Police in the Netherlands explained: “An incident occurred this afternoon on the Schiphol platform where a person fell into a running aircraft engine and died.”
An investigation has been launched following the incident.
Schiphol Airport also took to X to write: “Our thoughts go out to the relatives and we care for the passengers and colleagues who witnessed this.
“The Royal Military Police are currently conducting an investigation.”
Dutch media report that the aircraft was due to take off on a flight to Denmark when the person was killed.
The aircraft is understood to be owned by the airline, KLM, who have also said that an investigation is ongoing.
Schiphol Airport added that the incident is “horrible”.
The military police responsible for the airport – the Marechaussee – said that “all passengers and employees of the flight in question have disembarked and are being taken care of”.
It is not clear if the person who was killed was a member of the public or staff for either the airline or airport.
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