(Trends Wide) — An American Airlines employee died Thursday at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. The man was operating a ground service vehicle that crashed into an access walkway, authorities said.
Police and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services called the airport and found the employee with “obvious signs of trauma” on his body.
“Unfortunately, the man succumbed to his injuries,” Austin Police Department Corporal Destiny Silva said at a news conference Thursday.
The incident is being investigated as an accidental death and airport operations were not affected, Silva said.
“We can confirm that Austin-Travis County first responders responded to an incident involving an American Airlines employee on the Gate 24 apron at AUS this afternoon,” Bailey Grimmett, the airport’s public information specialist, said in an email. He emailed Trends Wide, adding that airport staff “are working closely with airline and emergency services personnel.”
Trends Wide contacted the Travis County Chief Medical Examiner’s Office and American Airlines but did not immediately hear back.