ANSA news agency reported the victim was sucked into the engine of a departing plane while being chased by airport police.

ROME (AP) — The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo briefly suspended flights Tuesday due to a runway incident that local media said was apparently caused by someone running onto the tarmac and getting sucked into an airport engine.

Orio al Serio airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo suspended flights on Tuesday due to a runway incident. Local media reported that it was caused by someone running onto the tarmac and getting sucked into an airport engine. The Volotea flight headed to Asturias in Spain was performing a manoeuvre before taking off.