An employee working at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was struck and killed by a ramp vehicle while on the tarmac Monday, authorities said.

An American Airlines employee has died following a single vehicle accident on the tarmac at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

An American Airlines employee was killed in an accident on the tarmac late Monday morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, officials said. An accident involving a single airline ramp vehicle took place around 9:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the airport told media.

An American Airlines employee working at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was struck and killed by a ramp vehicle while on the tarmac Monday, authorities said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to a call at 9:38 a.