1 Kazakhstani national killed, 2 more injured after billboard collapse at Sharm el-Sheikh airport in Egypt
One Kazakhstani national was killed and two others sustained minor injuries after a billboard collapsed on passengers queued to board the plane to Kazakh capital Astana at Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh airport on Saturday, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said in a statement that on May 17, a billboard collapsed on passengers queued in the departure area to board the plane at the Sharm el-Sheikh airport. As a result of the incident, one Kazakhstani national was killed and two others sustained minor injuries.
The relatives of the Kazakh national died were contacted; the consul provides assistance on all issues. Those injured received necessary medical care; their lives are not in danger, reads the statement.
The Egyptian side expressed its condolences over the tragic death of the Kazakhstani national, with the incident being under personal control of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister and a commission sent to the site to investigate the incident.
The Kazakh embassy also took the incident under its control.