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Las Vegas airport employee dies after ‘vehicular accident’

Updated June 17, 2021 - 10:34 pm

A person has died after a “vehicular accident” at McCarran International Airport late Wednesday, airport spokesman Joe Rajchel said in a statement.

The fatality involved a ground services employee, Rajchel said. Such employees generally service and work around airplanes while parked at terminal gates.

The person was employed by Worldwide Flight Services, Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Teri Williams said Thursday. The company provides ground services at airports around the world.

The circumstances surrounding the fatality are under investigation. Rajchel directed further questions to OSHA.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with all involved,” Rajchel said in the statement.

The Clark County Fire Department responded to the airport at 9:39 p.m. for a medical emergency, according to department dispatch records.

No further information was immediately available.

Contact Jonah Dylan at jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan on Twitter.

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