Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Seven passengers hurt as plane stairway collapses at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: Seven people suffered injuries on Tuesday when an ambulift flipped over while carrying passengers into a plane at Islamabad airport.

Airport officials said the ambulift, used to carry disabled passengers aboard a plane, overturned while transporting passengers into the aircraft.

As a result, the passengers fell onto the runway, receiving serious injuries. They were shifted to Benazir Bhutto Hospital for medical attention.

The overturning of the lifting equipment also caused damage to the plane’s lift engine. The aircraft, belonging to Emirates airlines, was to take off for Dubai.

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