Airport worker dies after being sucked into plane's engine at runway

An airport worker has died after apparently being sucked into a plane's engine on the runway.

The horrific incident happened on Wednesday as a plane was being prepared for take-off at Mumbai Airport in India.

The victim, a technician who worked for Air India, was killed instantly.

“The body is still stuck in the engine - efforts are ongoing to retrieve it,” an unnamed airport official told the Hindustan Times.

The firm said it was "deeply saddened" by what it called a "mishap".

It has promised a full investigation to establish the cause of the tragedy.