Person dies after being trapped in plane’s engine at Dutch airport

An investigation has been launched in the Netherlands into a fatal accident in which a person was trapped in an aircraft engine, authorities said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport as a KLM plane was preparing to depart for Billund in Denmark, the Dutch airline said in a statement. Details of how the person “came into contact with a running aircraft engine” are not yet clear and there is no identifying information on the victim.

“We are currently taking care of the passengers and employees who witnessed the incident at Schiphol,” the airline said. “The circumstances are currently being investigated.”

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the military police, said it was investigating the incident.

“All passengers and staff on the flight in question have been evacuated and are being cared for,” the agency said.

In a statement published on social media by Schiphol Airport, the situation was described as “terrible”.

Mark Harbers, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure, called it “terrible news” in a post on X.

“My sincere condolences go out to the victim’s family and the people who witnessed the accident,” Harbers wrote.