Man dies after being hit by touchdown jet at Austin, Texas airport

AUSTIN, Texas — A person was struck and killed by a industrial jet touchdown on a runaway at an Austin, Texas, airport Thursday night time, authorities stated.


The pilot of Southwest Airways Flight 1392, a Boeing 737 arriving from Dallas, reported seeing an individual on Runway 17R at Austin-Bergstrom Worldwide Airport, shortly after the jet touched down at 8:12 p.m., in response to an announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA says the motive force of an airport operations car later discovered the physique on the runway.


Airport spokesman Bryce Dubee says officers don't imagine the unidentified man was presupposed to be on the runway on the time of the incident, however they’re working to substantiate that and decide the occasions main as much as the incident.


No additional info was instantly accessible.



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