SpiceJet technician dies at Kolkata Airport in an accident
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): A SpiceJet technician died in an accident while carrying out a regular maintenance work at the Kolkata Airport on Tuesday night, media reports said.
The airport officials said Rohit Pandey, the technician, got trapped in the landing gear door of the aircraft. Pandey's body was removed with the help of fire department personnel.
The incident occurred at around 1:45 am.
SpiceJet issued a short statement as quoted by NDTV, "Extremely saddened to share that our technician Rohit Pandey passed away last night in an unfortunate incident at Kolkata airport. He was doing maintenance work in right hand main landing gear wheel well area of a Q400 aircraft which was parked in Bay No. 32 at airport."
"Inadvertently, the main landing gear hydraulic door closed and he got stuck in between the hydraulic door flaps. The Hydraulic doors were broken to rescue Mr Pandey but he was declared dead. The entire SpiceJet family stands together in grief in this unfortunate incident."
A case of "unnatural death" has been filed at the Kolkata Airport police station, report said.
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