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Airport Man Killed By Door

February 23, 2006

By LYNN JOLLY

AN airport worker has been killed in a freak accident after being hit by a door, it emerged yesterday.

The unnamed 25-year-old man, from Dublin, worked in aircraft maintenance for Swiss firm SR Technics at the city’s airport.

It is believed he was using a vent door at 10pm on Tuesday when a gust of air slammed it against his chest. Gardai and the Health and Safety Authority have launched investigations.