Overview
- The London Ambulance Service said it was called at 2.07am on Sunday to Vanguard Way at Heathrow and treated a man at the scene.
- Paramedics arrived in about four minutes and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.
- The man is reported to be in a serious condition in hospital.
- Media reports, citing unnamed sources, say the engineer fell about 20 feet from the tail while examining an auxiliary power unit in a hangar.
- British Airways has launched an internal investigation, and the Health and Safety Executive says it is aware of the incident and making enquiries.