according to media reports, the machine has slipped during the attempt to land from the roadway, and a slope crashed into. At least 17 people were killed in the accident died, it was called by the competent regional authorities in the night on Saturday. According to the “BBC” were wounded a further 46 people hard. Reuters The plane was brought down a small slope down.
The accident occurred at about 19.40 local time at the airport, Karipur in Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala. Why the plane slid off the roadway is still unclear. The cause could be Flooding and landslides have been.
“rescue operations are run, but the rain makes it difficult,”
The newspaper “The Hindu” reported that the plane had plunged 25 feet deep, equivalent to around eight meters. On Board 184 passengers – including ten children, two pilots and five flight should have been a companion. Caught fire, the machine should not have at the time of the accident. The airport operation has been discontinued until Further notice.
forces with a large contingent on site. “The rescue operations are running, but the rain makes it difficult,” said an employee of the emergency medical service of the AFP. According to a Deputy of the Federal state of Kerala and the Pilot of the plane died. dpa, The rear part of the torn machine.
“My thoughts are with those who have lost their families,”
India’s Prime Minister Narendra modi said on Twitter about the incident: “My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. Like to recover the injuries as soon as possible.”
Earlier, had replaced modi with the Prime Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan in a phone unlock.
back in 2010, tragically died in the Air India-machine in a similar way
according to media reports, the accident aircraft, a Boeing 737. The flight IX-1344 was launched in Dubai and was supposed to land in Kozhikode.
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