A worker at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport was critically injured on Saturday when a tug truck he was operating was struck by the wing of an aircraft.

An aircraft tug driver was hospitalized in critical condition on Saturday after an airplane wing collided with the tug vehicle.

“Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 struck a tug while approaching the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport around 7:35 p.m. local time on Saturday, Feb. 1,” the FAA said on its website. The FAA identified the plane as Bombardier CRJ-200. American Airlines confirmed the aircraft was operating for American Eagle.

The FAA said Air Wisconsin Flight 6181 collided with an aircraft tug while approaching a gate at O'Hare International.

The 64-year-old tug driver sustained head and lower body injuries and was transported to the hospital in critical condition but was later stabilized, Chicago police said.

The driver of an aircraft tug was critically injured when the vehicle flipped over after colliding with the wing of an airplane Saturday at O'Hare Airport, Chicago police said.

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