Johannesburg – Two travellers have died in separate incidents at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and King Shaka International Airport in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
On Saturday, (14 September 2024), a traveller at O.R. Tambo inexplicably fell from an upper level of the parking lot to the ground and died.
The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) said its officials were alerted of the tragic incident mid-afternoon.
“Officials at ORTIA received a call at 15:10 reporting that a person had fallen from parking Level 5 to the ground level,” ACSA said in a statement.
“Law enforcement and airport health officials stationed at the 24-hour clinic were immediately alerted to the incident.
“Paramedics later arrived and declared the unidentified traveller dead on the scene.”
ACSA said another death of a traveller was reported on the same day at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport.
The statement added: “ACSA can also confirm that an unidentified male passenger passed away at King Shaka International Airport.
“The passenger reportedly collapsed at the airport terminal’s domestic arrival area.
“Emergency services were immediately called and attended to him, but he was unfortunately declared dead on the scene.”
ACSA said the matter has been handed over to the South African Police Service and an inquest docket has been opened for further investigations.
The airports company has extended “deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of both travellers during this difficult time”.
