Italy's airport closed for about two hours after man was sucked into jet engine

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Italy's Bergamo airport was temporarily closed on July 8 after a man died on a runway during take-off preparations for a flight. The man was sucked into the engine of the plane.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Italy's Bergamo Airport was closed for about one-and-a-half hours on Tuesday following a

00:07dramatic incident that saw a man being sucked into an aircraft engine. The airport operator

00:12Saccbo said during the incident at 10.35 a.m., the man, who was neither a passenger nor an

00:19employee of companies operating at the airport, entered the aircraft apron and reached the taxiway.

00:25They said the man got to the stationary plane, which was preparing to take off, despite being

00:30pursued and stopped by the police. The man succumbed to his injuries. Reports said that the victim had

00:37unlawfully driven a car into the restricted area before abandoning the vehicle and running onto the

00:43tarmac toward the aircraft. This passenger said the flight involved had been cancelled and added

00:49that the incident had disrupted his vacation plans.

00:55Airline company Volatea said the victim was not affiliated with the company. They said all

01:00the 154 passengers and six crew members on board Flight V 73511 from Bergamo to Asturias in Spain

01:08were safe, and a new flight was scheduled for 3.55 p.m. Reports said police are investigating the

01:15incident as voluntary act or suicide.

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