United Airlines employee killed on the job at DIA

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DENVER (KDVR) — An employee for United Airlines has died after an accident at the Denver International Airport overnight Thursday into Friday.

A spokesperson for United Airlines confirmed that a facilities maintenance technician “was involved in a vehicle accident at work that resulted in his death.”

Details about what vehicles were involved or how the crash happened have not been released.

“We are working with the employee’s family and coworkers to provide them support during this time and we are investigating the circumstances of the accident,” United Airlines said in a statement.

FOX31 is working to gather more information and this article will be updated.

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