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Aug 08, 2020 10:40 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Air India Express Flight Crash LIVE Updates: Cockpit voice recorder being retrieved; death toll rises to 18
Air India Express Flight Crash LIVE Updates: Flight IX 1344, being operated as part of the Vande Bharat Mission, crashed at Kerala's Kozhikode airport last evening
Air India Express Flight Crash LIVE Updates: Air India Express flight IX 1344 crashed at the Kozhikode international airport in Kerala last evening. The flight, flying in from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), overshot the runway while landing at around 7.41 pm. As many as 18 people died in the crash, including both pilots. At least 100 others were injured. It was being operated as part of the Vande Bharat Mission – the Centre’s repatriation programme – and had about 190 people onboard.
Kerala’s Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be visiting Kozhikode today. Catch the latest updates here:Read More
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Air India Express Flight Crash LIVE Updates | Kerala’s Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will be visiting Kozhikode today. Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is also expected to visit the accident site.
Air India Express Flight Crash LIVE Updates | Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan told the media that 110 people were admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode and 80 to hospitals in Malappuram. “Some of the patients are critical," the collector said.
The collector also said two passengers, who got trapped at the tail portion of the aircraft, were rescued with great difficulty.