A taxiing airplane’s wing struck a United Airways tug driving at Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport, flipping the automobile over and pinning the driving force beneath it, police mentioned.
“The sufferer and driver of the tug, a 64-year-old male, was transported to Lutheran Common Hospital in crucial situation the place he has been stabilized,” Chicago Police mentioned in a press release. “The sufferer sustained head and decrease physique accidents.”
United recognized the person as an worker, including that the airline was “guaranteeing he receives any crucial assist and care.”
The tug had been making an attempt to cross a runway at about 7 p.m. Saturday when it was struck, in response to police and the Chicago Division of Aviation. Tugs are floor autos that assist transfer plane, together with serving to them park, whereas they’re on the bottom.
The airplane that struck the tug had flown in from Kalamazoo, Michigan, as American Eagle flight 6181, which was operated by Air Wisconsin, in response to American Airways.
“Nothing is extra vital than the protection of our prospects and crew members, and we’re reviewing this incident,” American mentioned in a press release.
Not one of the crew members or passengers on the airplane had been injured, the airline mentioned, including, “Prospects deplaned safely and had been transported to the terminal.”
Air Wisconsin is an air provider affiliated with American Eagle, which is American Airways’ regional provider community.