Chante Hohip30 May 2024 | 8:29

Person dies after being sucked into plane jet engine

Passengers and the crew were onboard at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport when the incident happened.

Person dies after being sucked into plane jet engine

Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Jules Meulemans

Bongani Bingwa catches up on the latest world news from Adam Gilchrist.

Listen below. 

One person has died after being sucked in the jet engine of a KLM passenger plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

Passengers and crew were already on board when the incident happened. 

“It happened as the flight was getting ready to fly to Demark. The plane hadn’t taxied out to the runway yet but the engines were going.”
- Adam Gilchrist

Dutch police say it is too early to determine if it was an accident or a suicide.  

The airline confirmed the accident and is investigating. 

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