At least 11 were killed, dozens more injured when an Air India Express flight crashed Friday after it skidded off a runway while landing in heavy rain, officials say.
"As per the initial reports rescue operations are on and passengers are being taken to hospital for medical care," Air India Express said.
The plane was traveling from Dubai to Kozhikode, also called Calicut, in the state of Kerala in southern India. Rajiv Jain, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Ministry, said no fire was reported.that he was"deeply anguished and distressed" about the crash. "The @FlyWithIX flight number AXB-1344 on its way from Dubai to Kozhikode with 191 persons on board, overshot the runway in rainy conditions & went down 35 ft. into a slope before breaking up into two pieces," he wrote."We are in touch with local authorities. State police have reported 11 deaths. Relief teams from Air India & AAI are being immediately dispatched from Delhi & Mumbai. All efforts being made to help passengers.
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