A ground worker has been seriously injured after an Ural Airlines aircraft started to move without being cleared.
The incident occurred on May 19, 2024 at Koltsovo International Airport in Yekaterinburg in Russia.
The Russian Ural Airlines Airbus A320 started to taxi after the push back while the ground worked was still in front of the aircraft. The man has been seriously injured and is currently at hospital.
The airbus A320 ran over the ground worker after the push back from the gate. The incident is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office.
Koltsovo International Airport is the international airport serving Yekaterinburg, Russia, located 16 km southeast of the city. Being the largest airport in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Koltsovo also serves nearby towns such as Aramil, Sysert, and Polevskoy.