BBC News
29 May 2024
A person has been killed after ending up in the running jet engine of a KLM passenger plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.
The death happened as the KL1341 flight was getting ready to fly to Billund, Denmark, on Wednesday afternoon.
The airline said it was taking care of passengers and employees who witnessed the incident and it was investigating.
Netherland's military police also said it had started an investigation.
Royal Netherlands Marechaussee force added in a post on X that all passengers and employees had been removed from the flight.
The deceased has not yet been identified and it is too early to say whether it was an accident or a form of suicide, a spokesperson told Reuters new agency.
Various Dutch media outlets have suggested the victim could be an employee involved in pushing back an aeroplane before it takes off.
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