Child, 11, dies after losing consciousness onboard flight from Turkey as plane makes emergency landing in Budapest
AN 11-year-old child died after losing consciousness on board a Turkish Airlines flight.
The flight had taken off from Istanbul this morning and was heading to New York but the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Budapest.
Medical services were unable to resuscitate the child at the scene.
The Airport Medical Service was scrambled to the scene after flight TK003 landed in Budapest, news agency MTI reported.
The young boy became ill after boarding the flight that took off from Istanbul Airport at 8:56am local time (6:56am BST).
The 11-year-old is believed to be an American who was travelling with his family.
The cabin crew performed first aid to the young boy, who had a disability, according to local media.
A doctor that happened to be onboard performed CPR on the child but he could not be saved.
The aircraft’s crew informed the Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport Traffic Control Tower and got permission for emergency landing at 10.30 am.
An ambulance was waiting to transport the boy and his family to the hospital.
The flight resumed its journey a few hours later at 2pm (1pm BST).