At least 17 including two pilots dead, over 100 injured in Kozhikode plane crash
Fourteen people including the pilot of the aircraft were killed while 123 when injured when an Air India Express plane skidded off the runway at Karipur airport in Kerala on Friday evening, a police official said.
Kozhikode plane crash
Fourteen people including the pilot of the aircraft were killed while 123 when injured when an Air India Express plane skidded off the runway at Karipur airport in Kerala on Friday evening, a police official said.
Malappuram district police chief told ANI that 15 among those are in serious condition.
The Air India Express plane fell into a valley and split into two parts after skidding off the runway at Kozhikode airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
The flight was coming from Dubai and landed at Calicut International Airport, also known as Karipur Airport, in Kozhikode at around 7.40 pm.
A control room has also been activated for those seeking any information. Here is the phone number of control room for information on the accident at Karipur Airport:
The control room at the airport opened. Phone 0483-2719493
Relatives of passengers can contact the following Helpline Number for enquiries - 0495-2376901: Kozhikode Collector
Here are the live updates of the Kozhikode Plane Crash:
Malappuram collector has informed that rescue operations at site have been completed. All have been transferred to hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode: Kerala CM
Malappuram collector has informed that rescue operations at site have been completed. All have been transferred to hospitals in Malappuram & Kozhikode:Kerala CM
Directorate General of Civil Aviation says death toll in the flight crash landing incident is at 16.(Pic source:NDRF) pic.twitter.com/CFmTDhyXxP
— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2020
Death toll in the Air India Express flight crash landing incident at Kozhikode rises to 16: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava tweets helpline numbers
We are deeply saddened by the tragedy of Air India Express Flight No IX 1344 at Kozhikode.
MEA helplines are open 24x7:
Telephone receiver 1800 118 797
Telephone receiver +91 11 23012113
Telephone receiver+91 11 23014104
Telephone receiver+91 11 23017905
Fax: +91 11 23018158
Deeply distressed to hear about the tragic plane crash of Air India Express flight at Kozhikode, Kerala. Spoke to @KeralaGovernor Shri Arif Mohammed Khan and inquired about the situation. Thoughts and prayers with affected passengers, crew members and their families: President Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to CM Vijayan regarding the situation.
"Pained by the plane accident in Kozhikode. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. Spoke to Kerala CM @vijayanpinarayi Ji regarding the situation. Authorities are at the spot, providing all assistance to the affected," Modi said in a tweet.
14 dead, 123 injured and 15 seriously injured in Kozhikode plane crash incident at Karipur Airport: Malappuram SP to ANI
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed to take immediate rescue measures in the crash. The Chief Minister directed Local Self Government Minister AC Modi to immediately rush to the spot and lead the rescue operation.
A police team led by IG and fire and rescue team from two districts are carrying out rescue operations. NDRF teams have also rushed to the crash site.
NDRF Director General SN Pradhan said teams of National Disaster Response Force are being rushed to Karipur Airport where the Dubai-Kozhikode flight skidded off the runway, for search and rescue.
"We must remember that it is a tabletop runway at Kozhikode. There seems to have been injuries among all the passengers & some of them are unconscious. An NDRF team has been rushed to the spot & should be reaching any time there to join search &rescue operation," Pradhan said.
A pilot of the flight is said to have succumbed in the incident. The deceased pilot has been identified as Deepak Vasant Sathe, a former Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force who retired from the service in 2003.
"A Dubai-Kozhikode Air India Express flight fell down into the valley after landing at Runway 10 of Karipur Airport & broke down in two pieces. There were 191 people on board. Visibility was 2000 meter at the time of landing," the DGCA said in a statement.
The flight -- IX 1344 -- had 191 people, including 174 passengers on board.
There were 174 passengers, 10 Infants, 2 Pilots and 5 cabin crew on board the aircraft, the airline said.