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An Air India ground crew member has died after being sucked into a plane engine and killed at Mumbai airport.

The horrifying incident took place earlier today as the aircraft was coming into park.

It is unclear how the staff member had got into a position where he was sucked into the engine.

The worker was killed instantly in the shocking accident.

(Image: Reuters)

The incident will raise fresh concerns over health and safety standards across India's transport infrastructure.

Accidents of this nature are extremely rare - despite the huge growth in air traffic in recent decades.

Air crew maintain aircraft when they are parked and the engines have been turned off.