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Atlanta airport employee pinned against airplane, killed in incident on tarmac, police say

The victim was operating as a spotter and got pinned between a vehicle and a plane.

ATLANTA — Atlanta police say an employee at Hartsfiled-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was killed this week in what appears to be a freak accident on the tarmac.

The operator of a bag loader vehicle was backing the machine up to the opening of an airplane on Wednesday. Police say as he did, the victim, operating as a spotter, became caught between the vehicle and the airplane. 

Police said the victim was transported to Grady Hospital where he later died. 

No charges are expected, police say.

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