Airport Worker Seriously Injured After Being Hit by Jet
The plane was grounded for hours after the incident.
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An airport worker has been seriously injured after being struck by a passenger jet as it prepared for takeoff in Canada. The unidentified marshaller was directing an Airbus A350 operated by French airline French Bee at Montreal-Trudeau Airport on Monday night when he fell and was hit by the aircraft, Radio Canada reported. A witness said passengers began screaming after the worker appeared to go underneath the moving plane. Emergency crews rushed to the scene before taking the injured worker to a hospital. Montreal police confirmed he suffered serious injuries but did not release further details. The plane, which was scheduled to fly from Montreal to Paris, was grounded for several hours after the incident. It eventually departed after midnight, more than six hours behind schedule, and landed in Paris at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. French Bee confirmed the accident and said it was under investigation. The airline added that it was cooperating with Canadian authorities and supporting those affected.
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