A man is dragged into an airplane engine.

A man died on Tuesday at Milan Bergamo – Orio al Serio airport (northern Italy) after running onto the runway and being sucked into the engine of a plane preparing for takeoff, causing the airport to be shut down temporarily.

Airbus A319 of the Spanish airline Volotea was about to leave for Oviedo Airport (Spain).

“We are currently investigating reports of an accident involving our V73511 flight BGY-OVD that happened on the ground, after boarding had been completed and the plane was ready to depart. The airline posted on its X page that it was aware of a serious injury caused by the engine.

Question remains about identity of victim dragged into Volotea aircraft engine

The incident is being investigated by the authorities. It’s unclear from where the man was coming, as he wasn’t a passenger nor an employee of the airport.

An incident happened shortly after 10am local, when a person walked up to the runway of a plane that was preparing for takeoff. He was then reportedly pulled into one engine.

In a press release, Sacbo, Milan Bergamo’s airport management company, said that the flight operations were suspended due to a problem on the taxiway. The cause of the issue is being investigated by the law enforcement.

According to the airport, to allow for initial police inspections and intervention, flights were diverted from Bologna to Verona and Milan Malpensa. Air traffic resumed at 12pm.

Milan Bergamo – Orio al Serio airport, located about 45 kilometres from Milan, is a terminal widely used by low-cost airlines as an alternative to the city’s main airports, Linate and Malpensa.