Finnair A350 Crushes Airport Worker to Death at Helsinki Airport In Tragic Accident.
An Aviator Finland ground worker was tragically killed early Saturday morning at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport after becoming trapped between a Finnair aircraft and a lavatory service vehicle.
The accident occurred around 5 a.m. after Finnair flight #AY62, had arrived from Tokyo Haneda and offloaded all passengers. The aircraft was being moved to a remote parking location away from the gate.
According to reports, a towing crew began pushing the Airbus A350-900 back from the gate, unaware that a lavatory waste truck was still stationed under the aircraft’s rear, where the worker was actively servicing it.
The 61yr old male was fatally injured in the incident.
Police have launched a criminal investigation to review the actions of the towing crew, with potential charges for causing death and endangering safety.
The aircraft (registration OH-LWO) was scheduled to perform flight #AY87 to Shanghai today, but the flight is cancelled after it been damaged.
Finnair has offered condolences to the worker’s family and is cooperating fully with the investigation.
