Vehicle hits parked aircraft in Delhi

New Delhi: A driver with Air India (AI) was injured in an accident at the IGI Airport on Monday when his vehicle hit an Air Deccan plane while it was parked at a bay. According to sources, the driver, Krishan Gopal, has been admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital.
Air Deccan officials said that the incident took place at around 8.25 pm on Monday when the Air Deccan flight from Hyderabad had landed and was parked at bay number 1 of the airport. An Air India aircraft was parked next to it in bay number 2.
Gopal was driving a Tata 407, fixed with a step ladder and parked near the Air India aircraft.
According to eyewitnesses, Gopal suddenly fell unconscious and lost control over the vehicle. It rolled backwards and hit the Air Deccan aircraft — a distance of roughly 38 metre. "When a vehicle is parked in the airside, it should be in a locked position. However, the Air India vehicle was on neutral mode and when the driver lost consciousness, his foot went off the break and the vehicle rolled back and hit our aircraft," said the security incharge of Air Deccan.
30/11/07 Times of India

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