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 br

Aircraft engineer died of brain injury after incident at Heathrow, inquest hears  ITVX

Aircraft technician Georgie Buxton, 23, was injured on 11 June and died at St Mary’s Hospital on 7 July

Georgie Buxton, 23, was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries after an incident on June 11, but died on July 7

The Metropolitan Police and Health and Safety Executive are carrying out a joint investigation into the incident at the London airport

An aircraft technician died after a maintenance accident involving falling machinery at a busy airport, prompting an investigation.

An aircraft technician was killed in a plane’s fuel tank when some heavy machinery collapsed on top of him while he was carrying out maintenance work at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to a report. Georgie Buxton, 23, died earlier this month – just two years after starting his technician role at Virgin Atlantic, t

A 'much-loved' member of Virgin Atlantic's engineering team died after a plane collapsed on him while working at Heathrow Airport, with an inquest set to open this week