Just a few minutes
after she wished bon voyage to all the passengers who had boarded the
Air Asia AK 224, 25-year-old, Amrita Roy, Guest Service Officer of the
airline, bid farewell to the world. She died on the spot after she was
caught in a retracting aerobridge at the Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport (RGIA) here this morning.Amrita had promised her mother
Sudheekha Roy that she would return home early from work. But, it was
not to be.Amrita’s right arm got trapped in the aerobridge, which retracted after passengers had boarded the flight.The
accident took place around 9:30 am when Amrita got down from the
Kualalumpur-bound flight, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Station
Inspector R Sanjay Kumar told Express. She was noting down a few points
on duty book when the retracting aerobridge swept her and crushed her to
death. She was rushed to the Apollo Medical Centre at the airport but
doctors declared her dead at 10.40 am.“The circumstances in which
the tragedy took place were bizarre. We are very upset. We are praying
that the family would be able to cope with the tragedy with fortitude. 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,” said P Sripathy, CEO,
Hyderabad Airport.Amrita Roy was from Kolkata. She had been living at Attapur with her mother Sudheekha for the past few years.
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| Amrita Roy, Air Asia employee |
By Mouli Mareedu
1 comment:
Hi Mouli,
Nice, startling lead to your story. Gud 2 c ur story, but it was sad seeing the end of someone who was oh-so-obviously vibrant and full of life. May her soul rest in peace ? :)
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