Flights were suspended at an airport in northern Italy after a man was sucked into the engine of a plane and killed.
Police at Milan Bergamo International Airport told Sky News that the person appeared to run on to the runway before voluntarily entering the engine of the Volotea aircraft.
A spokesperson for the airport in Bergamo, in the Lombardy region, has said the 35-year-old was not a passenger or employee.
Witnesses have said the man entered the airport terminal by driving the wrong way down a road.
They added that he then left his car before running into the arrivals areas and heading to an emergency door that leads to the runway.
He then ran towards the engine of the plane that was preparing to take off, they added.
The witnesses also said police and airport security went after the man but were not able to stop him.
Police are investigating, and flights have resumed.
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Flight operations were suspended at the airport from 10.20am to noon local time (9.20am to 11am UK time) due to “a problem that occurred on the taxiway”, the airport said in a statement.
The flight, which was due to fly to Asturias in Spain, was rescheduled to 3.55pm local time (2.55pm UK time).
Volotea, a Spanish low-cost airline, said on X: “We regret to confirm flight V73511 from BGY-OVD was involved in an incident at Milan-Bergamo Airport at 10:35h. One person not onboard and not affiliated with the company was seriously injured. All 154 passengers and 6 crew are safe… We are doing everything possible to support the affected passengers and crew, providing them with psychological support, while working in close coordination with the Italian authorities.”
