Air India flight bursts into flames after overshooting the runway on a flight from Dubai, more than 160 people have died
Ugh! This is terrible! A plane crash in western India early Saturday has killed more than 160 passengers, an Indian official said. According to CNN, V.S. Acharya, the home minister of India’s Karnataka state, told CNN-IBN he thought about five or or six people had survived the crash, but more than 160 people are dead.
The Air India plane was carrying 165 passengers and went down around 6:30 a.m. (9 p.m. ET Friday) near the Mangalore airport, CNN-IBN reported, citing an airline spokesman.
The plane burst into flames after overshooting the runway on a flight from Dubai, CNN-IBN reported.
The network said that smoke from the plane and the rugged surrounding terrain were hampering rescue efforts, though about 25 to 30 ambulances were on the scene.
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