American Airlines employee died at Austin Airport

Austin Airport
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An American Airlines employee died Thursday at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Austin-Travis County EMS says they responded to an incident for a person with traumatic injuries on the tarmac.

Reports say the American Airlines employee had been operating a ground service vehicle that struck a jet bridge.

The death is being investigated as an accident. The name of the worker and details about how they were injured have not been announced.

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