ANSA news agency reported the victim was sucked into the engine of a departing plane while being chased by airport police.

Italy's Bergamo airport was temporarily closed on July 8 after a man died on a runway during take-off preparations for a flight. The man was sucked into the engine of the plane. WATCH MORE:

A man died after being sucked into the engine of a plane preparing to take off at Bergamo Airport in northern Italy Tuesday, an airport spokesperson told AFP. The victim of the Italy airport accident,