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| Gatwick Airport worker 'run over' by plane | Gatwick Airport worker 'run over' by plane |
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| A man has been injured by a plane while working at Gatwick Airport. | A man has been injured by a plane while working at Gatwick Airport. |
| The man, who had been working on the runway guiding planes, was hurt at about 17:15 BST on Wednesday at the north terminal. | The man, who had been working on the runway guiding planes, was hurt at about 17:15 BST on Wednesday at the north terminal. |
| He was injured by a Russian-bound Rossiya Airlines aircraft, a Gatwick Airport spokesman said. | He was injured by a Russian-bound Rossiya Airlines aircraft, a Gatwick Airport spokesman said. |
| Passengers said they had been told by crew the plane had run over a ground crew member's foot. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating. | Passengers said they had been told by crew the plane had run over a ground crew member's foot. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating. |
| The man was airlifted to hospital in London with an ankle and foot injury, the South East Coast Ambulance Service said. | The man was airlifted to hospital in London with an ankle and foot injury, the South East Coast Ambulance Service said. |
| A spokesman for Dnata, which employed the man, said: "We can confirm that a Dnata UK employee was injured yesterday following an incident on the airfield at Gatwick airport and emergency services attended the scene. | A spokesman for Dnata, which employed the man, said: "We can confirm that a Dnata UK employee was injured yesterday following an incident on the airfield at Gatwick airport and emergency services attended the scene. |
| "The employee has now been discharged from hospital and we will continue to provide them with the necessary support as they recover." | "The employee has now been discharged from hospital and we will continue to provide them with the necessary support as they recover." |
| He said the company would be working with those investigating the incident. | He said the company would be working with those investigating the incident. |
| Salviana Medeiros Kollikor, who had landed at the airport from Switzerland shortly before, said she was alerted to the drama as she made her way to the terminal. | |
| She said: "I saw fire trucks, ambulances. The police were everywhere. As I got closer, it looked like someone was under the wheel, but I couldn't see because there were so many people around the person. But I could tell somebody was receiving a drip." | |
| The plane's departure was delayed until Thursday. | The plane's departure was delayed until Thursday. |