Passenger died after falling from assistance lift at Edinburgh Airport
A probe has been launched by Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the public body responsible for workplace safety.
Tuesday 16 January 2024 10:10, UK
A pensioner died after falling from a special assistance lift at Edinburgh Airport, it has emerged.
It is understood the 81-year-old man plunged from the lift onto the tarmac while being helped off a plane on 28 November last year.
The man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he died a week later on 7 December.
A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport said: "We are aware of the death of an 81-year-old man following a fall at Edinburgh Airport.
"We offer our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased.
"At this time we are cooperating fully with regulatory authorities in their investigations."
A probe has been launched by Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the public body responsible for workplace safety.
Police Scotland said a report into the death will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal but there are "no suspicious circumstances".
The force spokesperson added: "The Health and Safety Executive have been advised."
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An HSE spokesperson said: "Alongside Police Scotland, we continue to investigate an incident which happened on 28 November 2023 at Edinburgh Airport."