Plane runs over and kills man in Kuwait

An Indian aviation technician with Kuwait Airways was killed while towing a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft according to a report. The deceased has been identified as Anand Ramachandran, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, who was working as ground staff with the airline at Kuwait City airport.

In an official statement on Twitter, the airline announced that Anand was towing the Boeing 777 aircraft when the accident took place. The aircraft was devoid of any crew or passengers. Anand’s death was recorded at 3:10 pm on Monday. “The deceased had been carrying out the withdrawal of one of the B777 aircraft from Airport Square to Terminal 4 by means of equipment. Official authorities are investigating the subject to find out the cause of the death,” a news minute report quoted airline.  

Several pictures clicked at the site of the accident indicate that the tow bar, connecting the flight’s landing gear to the tug vehicle, snapped during the towing operation. This caused the ground staff to fall from the tug vehicle and he was run over by the landing gear of the aircraft. 

The airline has expressed regret at the tragic incident in their official statement. The chairman, on behalf of himself and the board of directors, expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.  Anand is survived by his wife Sofina and a daughter.