Delta employee who died on the job at Orlando airport identified

The man who died at Orlando International Airport last week, when a vehicle struck a jet bridge next to a plane with passengers on board, has been identified as Daniel Maldonado.A report from the Ninth Circuit Medical Examiner’s Office determined Friday that the death was accidental and the 49-year-old Orlando man who worked for the airline died of multiple blunt impact injuries.>> Video above is previous coverageAfter the incident occurred, passengers on Flight 2593 were escorted off the plane by way of the airstairs near the rear of the plane and down to the tarmac.Delta statementMorgan Durrant of Delta Air Lines provided WESH 2 with this statement:”The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of a team member while on the job at Orlando International Airport on the evening of May 7. We are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time. We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.”Greater Orlando Aviation Authority spokesperson Angela Starke told WESH 2, “The MCO community is deeply saddened about the loss of an airport staff member, and we send our condolences to his friends and family.”

ORLANDO, Fla. —

The man who died at Orlando International Airport last week, when a vehicle struck a jet bridge next to a plane with passengers on board, has been identified as Daniel Maldonado.

A report from the Ninth Circuit Medical Examiner’s Office determined Friday that the death was accidental and the 49-year-old Orlando man who worked for the airline died of multiple blunt impact injuries.

>> Video above is previous coverage

After the incident occurred, passengers on Flight 2593 were escorted off the plane by way of the airstairs near the rear of the plane and down to the tarmac.

Delta statement

Morgan Durrant of Delta Air Lines provided WESH 2 with this statement:

“The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of a team member while on the job at Orlando International Airport on the evening of May 7. We are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time. We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.”

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority spokesperson Angela Starke told WESH 2, “The MCO community is deeply saddened about the loss of an airport staff member, and we send our condolences to his friends and family.”