Man killed in Tram accident in Orlando International Airport, Florida
Modified Date:
Sat, 05/09/2015 - 8:13amAccident Date:
Friday, May 8, 2015Passenger dies after crashing through tram windshield at Orlando airport, officials say | Tampa Bay Times
Normally, the trams are automated, but at the time of the accident, the Bombardier employee was operating it manually, something Fennell said happens every morning.
An airline passenger died Friday morning when he was thrown through the windshield of a tram at Orlando International Airport. The men fell 15 feet and taken a local hospital, where he died from the extent of his injuries. The accident occurred around 5:35 a.m. as the tram was carrying the man and an employee of the airport contractor, Bombardier Transportation, who operates the tram system, from the main terminal to the satellite terminal with gates 1 through 29, according to Fennell. The Bombardier employee made an emergency stop for reasons unknown, and the passenger was ejected through the front windshield. Names have not been released.
Type: Other Type of Accident
City:
Orlando, FLCounty:
Orange County, FL
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