Woman airline employee dies of 'shock' in freak incident

The incident occurred when Amritha Roy (24), a Guest Services Officer of Air Asia, was about to return. Her right arm got trapped in one of the aerobridges which was being retracted from the Hyderabad-Kuala Lumpur flight that departed at 09:50 AM, airport officials said.

Roy, a native of Kolkata, immediately collapsed out of shock and was rushed to Apollo Medical Centre at the airport for emergency medical attention where she succumbed at 10:40 AM, according to a RGIA spokesperson. The RGIA Police have registered a case of accidental death in this connection.

"A committee headed by Deputy CEO has been immediately formed 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," P Sripathy, CEO, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited Airport said in a statement.

"The incident is most unexpected in nature and it is very unfortunate. We deeply condole her death and our prayers are with her family," he said.