A baggage handler at Gatwick Airport has reportedly been seriously injured after a plane ran over his foot.
The man, who works for cargo handling company Dnata, was trapped under a wheel of a Russian aircraft during the accident on Wednesday afternoon and had to be freed by emergency services.
News of the incident was revealed in a tweet by Flora Lu, a passenger on board the aircraft.
She said: "We don’t really know what happened. Cabin crew informed us that we have ran over a person while being taxied to the runway.
"According to them this person was trapped under the wheel. At the moment we are still on board waiting for further information."
A South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust spokesman confirmed the emergency service was called out to Gatwick at 5.18pm, according to Sky News.
"The patient, an adult male, had suffered a serious lower limb injury and, after treatment by our crews at the scene, was transported by Air Ambulance to St George’s Hospital at Tooting," the spokesman said.
A spokeswoman for Dnata said: "We can confirm that a Dnata UK employee was injured this afternoon following an incident on the airfield at Gatwick Airport and emergency services attended the scene.
"We are working closely with the airport and emergency services, and do not have any further information at this time."
