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Air Asia staffer dies in freak accident at RGIA

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Woman employee dies of shock after hand gets trapped in aerobridge

HYDERABAD: A Guest Services Officer of Air Asia, Amritha Roy, died after her hand got trapped in a retracting aerobridge at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here on Sunday morning.

Roy, 24, had ensured that the Air Asia passengers bound for Kuala Lumpur boarded the aircraft and was on the aerobridge number 55, when the operator began bridge-retracting operations. Roy's hand got trapped in the telescoping aerobridge.

Rushed to Apollo

“She immediately collapsed out of shock and was rushed to Apollo Medical Centre at the airport for emergency medical attention,” an airport press release said later. She was declared dead by doctors.

Probe committee

“The airport authorities have formed a committee headed by Deputy CEO and comprising the Chief Operating officer of Delhi Airport and Chief Security Officer at Hyderabad Airport to investigate the incident and ascertain complete facts of the case,” said P. Sripathy, CEO of RGIA in Hyderabad.

“The incident is most unexpected in nature and it is very unfortunate. We deeply condole her death and our prayers are with her family”, an airport press release added.

Roy hails from Kolkata. Her body is being sent there, airport sources said.

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