Airport mishap: DGCA to conduct independent probe

Hyderabad: The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA), New Delhi, will conduct an independent probe in the Amrita Roy accident that led to her death at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad on September 5.
Amrita Roy (25), a crew member of Air Asia had died of shock at the airport after her right hand got stuck in the telescopic aerobridge that was being retracted after passengers boarded a Kuala Lampur bound flight. It is learnt that the internal probe committee that was constituted by GMR airport authorities following the accident to investigate the mishap has almost completed its probe and will submit its report to DGCA. The DGCA will step in and conduct independent investigations only after it receives the report before issuing a statement on the facts of the accident, official sources said.
14/09/10 Times of India

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