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A Delta Airlines employee is dead after an airport tug vehicle crashed into a jet bridge Thursday night at Orlando International Airport (MCO).
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Digital a tug struck the bridge where Delta Air Lines Flight 2593 was parked at about 10:55 p.m. local time.
Passengers deplaned via the rear door and airstairs, FAA officials said.
FILE – A Delta Airlines employee died after a tug vehicle crash Thursday at Orlando International Airport (MCO). (Paul Hennessy/Anadolu/Getty Images)
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Delta confirmed to Fox News Digital the employee was “on the job” at the time of the wreck.
“The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of a team member while on the job at Orlando International Airport on the evening of May 7,” an airline spokesperson wrote in a statement. “We are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time. We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.”
Operations were paused immediately after the incident and one flight departure was canceled.
FILE – Delta Airlines told Digital it is cooperating with authorities in the ongoing investigation. (Aaron E. Martinez/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
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Customers were accommodated on other flights.
An MCO spokesperson told Digital the airport is sending its condolences.
“The MCO community is deeply saddened about the loss of a team member from one of our airline partners, a member of our extended airport family,” the spokesperson said. “We send our condolences to his family and friends.”
FILE – It is unclear what led to the fatal wreck, as of Friday afternoon. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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The Orlando Police Department is conducting the investigation.
