Serious incident in O’Hare: plane collides with a vehicle and leaves wounded worker

A serious incident occurred at the O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Saturday when the wing of an American Airlines aircraft made contact with a towing vehicle, resulting in the trapped vehicle operator trapped and seriously injured.

The incident occurred at approximately 6:58 pm while the towing vehicle crossed the track, according to local news reports. The collision caused the towing vehicle to turn around, catching the driver under.

The injured worker, a 64 -year -old employee from United Airlines, was transferred to Lutheran General Hospital in critical condition with multiple injuries, including cranial trauma and injuries at the bottom of the body.

The worker’s condition has been improved since then, and is now stable.

The authorities are investigating the circumstances that surrounded the incident to determine the cause and avoid similar incidents in the future.

American Airlines confirmed that no passenger or member of the flight crew involved was injured. All the occupants of the aircraft were safely landed and transported to the bus terminal.

The airline declared that they are carrying out an exhaustive review of the incident and that the safety of their clients and team members is their main priority.

«Nothing is more important than the safety of our clients and team members, and we are carrying out an exhaustive review of this incident,» said the airline in a statement.