Seven passengers hurt as plane stairway collapses at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: Seven people suffered injuries on Tuesday when an ambo-lifter flipped over while carrying passengers into a plane at Islamabad airport.

Airport officials said the lifter, used to carry disabled passengers aboard a plane, overturned while transporting passengers into the aircraft.

As a result, the passengers fell onto the runway, receiving serious injuries. They were shifted to Benazir Bhutto Hospital for medical attention.

The overturning of the lifter also caused slight damage to the plane’s left engine. The aircraft, belonging to Emirates Airlines, was to take off for Dubai.