(Aditya Shaw,Intern Journalist): Air India aircraft coming from Dubai late Friday evening, Kerala has been victim of an accident at the airport in Kozhikode. The accident occurred due to the plane slipping on the runway. It is being told that there were 191 passengers on the plane. Relief and rescue work in progress.
At least 14 people died in a plane crash in Kozhikode, Kerala. 123 are injured and 15 are in critical condition: PM Modi has spoken to CM Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala regarding the Mallapuram SP Kozhikode plane crash. The CM has informed the PM that the District Collector of Kozhikode and Mallapuram, IG Ashok Yadav has reached the airport and is participating in relief and relief work. State Minister AC Moinuddin will supervise the relief and rescue operations. Police and fire departments have been deployed at the crash site.
According to the official statement of Air India Express, 6 passengers, including 184 passengers and 2 pilots were aboard the plane which was the victim of the accident. According to DGCA, the plane of Air India which was the victim of the accident was Boeing-737, the pilot of the plane has died in the accident. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out after the plane crash in Kozhikode. At present, no information has been available about how many people have been killed.