Aircraft engineer, 23, ‘died of brain injury after being hit by machinery at Heathrow’

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published July 30, 2026 11:38am Updated July 30, 2026 11:38am Virgin Atlantic aircraft technician Georgie Buxton, 23, was injured on June 11 and died at St Mary’s Hospital on July 7 (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images) A Virgin Atlantic engineer died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the face in an incident at Heathrow Airport, an inquest heard. Aircraft technician Georgie Buxton, 23, was injured on June 11 and died at St Mary’s Hospital on July 7. Senior coroner Lydia Brown opened and suspended an inquest into his death at West London Coroners’ Court on Thursday as she is waiting to see if any criminal charges are brought. Mrs Brown said a forensic post-mortem examination found Mr Buxton had suffered a traumatic brain injury