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Incorrect airplane door exit turns out badly for Ga. Southern student
[Cleveland.com] STATESBORO, Georgia — A 21-year-old college student who had taken a short flight with a woman during a date Sunday night was killed when he was hit by the propeller after exiting the plane, reports say.Sani Aliyu, a sophomore at Georgia Southern University, was killed at about 10:45 p.m. after the single-engine Cessna landed at Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport, the Statesboro Herald reports. Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch tells the Herald that Aliyu, of Atlanta, and a young woman had flown to nearby Savannah and back during their date. Aliyu and the woman were passengers on the plane. A pilot and co-pilot also were on board, the Herald reports. Futch tells the Telegraph that after the plane landed, the woman got out and walked toward the back of the plane. Aliyu got out and walked toward the front and was struck in the head by the propeller, killing him instantly, Futch says. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident. "Nobody is really at fault or anything," Capt. Todd Hutchens of the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office says. "It was an accident." "We were deeply saddened to hear about the tragic incident that involved one of our students Sunday night," Aileen Dowell, associate vice president and dean of students at Georgia Southern, said in a statement to WSAV Channel 3. "I have already been in touch with his family and professors and we have mobilized all available resources to provide counseling and any other assistance the university can give." Posted by: Besoeker 2022-10-19 |
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