Many feared dead as Air India flight from Dubai crashes

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Many feared dead as Air India flight from Dubai crashes

At least, 17 persons have been confirmed dead, while 100 others sustained serious injuries as an Air India Express flight from Dubai crash-landed in Kozhikode, India on Friday evening.

According to the Indian Express, the aircraft, with 190 people on board, was attempting to land in bad weather when it shot its runway around 7.40 pm and split into two after nosediving into a valley 35 feet below.

Malappuram District Collector, K Gopalakrishnan who spoke to newsmen said. “The injured persons have been admitted to hospitals in Kozhikode and Malappuram. He also said that out of the 110 admitted in Kozhikode, 11 died, while of the 80 taken to Malappuram district, six died.

“The pilot Deepak Vasanth Sathe, who died along with co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, was a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force and had served with its flight testing wing.

“Those on board included 10 children and six crew members,” Gopalakrishnan said .