An employee of the American Airlines was killed in a single vehicle accident in Charlotte Douglas International Airport In North Carolina Monday, officials said.
The incident happened around 9:30 am and concerned a slope vehicle from the airline, the Airport Fox News Digital told a statement. Emergency and medical crews responded quickly, the airport said, although the American Airlines Employee did not survive the accident.
“Our deepest condolences go to the family, friends and colleagues of the employee during this difficult time,” said an airport spokesperson.
No additional details about the accident were immediately given. The airport said that it works closely with the airline and First Responders in the current investigation.
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American Airlines planes are depicted on Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, NC, on December 25, 2024. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty images)
A spokesperson for the American Airlines confirmed the employee’s death to Fox News Digital in a statement.
“We were destroyed by the accident with a team member of Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT),” said the spokesperson for the airline. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and our local team members. We are aimed at guaranteeing that everyone involved has the support they need in this difficult time.”
American Airlines planes are depicted on Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, NC, on December 25, 2024. (Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty images)
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Fatal accidents with employees at airport activities are rare compared to accidents with regard to aircraft. The American Bureau of Labor Statistics registered five dead in 2023 and three dead in 2022 related to Airport activities.
In August, two Delta air lines Workers were killed And another person was injured in a maintenance facility of Delta Techops near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Georgia. Sources at the time told Fox 5 Atlanta that exploded a tire while it was removed from an airplane.
On December 31, 2022, an employee of the Ground Crew of American Airlines was killed in what was described as an industrial accident At Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama. A colleague had described that the employee was almost turned by the exhaust of a jet before being sucked in one of the engines.
