Government Minister says that at least 160 people were killed when a state-run Air India Express aircraft, with 168 people on board, overshot a runway during landing and crashed near Mangalore airport in the southern Indian state of Karnataka early Saturday morning. According told to the media by V.S. Acharya, home minister of southern Indian state of Karnataka, “The crash happened while landing and the aircraft immediately caught fire. At least 160 passengers have died in the crash.” It was confirmed Anup Srivastava, Director of Air India that there were 160 passengers and six crew members on the plane. Indian authorities said that there are about 160 people were killed and six survived in the crash. The Russian pilot of the doomed Air India Boeing jet tried to abort landing when the plane overshot runway and crashed Saturday in Mangalore in southern India according to the Air India official. Official added that the probe team is being dispatched to Mangalore from Mumbai to seek more details of the crash. The passenger plane crash happened at around 06:30 a.m. when the Air India Express, a budget airliner of the state-run carrier, carrying 168 people, including six crew members, from Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, attempted to land at Mangalore airport but overshot the runway and broke into pieces, causing a huge fire. Read More 160 Killed in Passenger Plane Crashes in Southern India is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →
