Aerobridge accident victim operated on

New Delhi: Eight-year-old Varunabh Bhatnagar, who injured himself after falling from an aerobridge at the IGI Airport on Thursday, underwent surgery late on Saturday night in a private hospital in South Delhi. As per sources at the hospital, Varunabh had responded well to the neurosurgery. The boy had been crossing over the aircraft onto the aerobridge when the accident occurred and had developed a clot in his brain after the fall. He had been admitted to the hospital on Friday.
Meanwhile, Etihad Airways, the airline on which the boy and his family had travelled back to Delhi, clarified the aerobridge had been fixed properly to the aircraft and efforts were on to determine what had caused the fall. They also added the duty manager and two ground handling staff members were present at the site when the incident occurred. However, unable to explain the reason for the accident, they said investigations were on.
29/12/08 Times of India

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