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| 14 dead, 123 injured after Air India Express flight skids off runway in Kerala with 191 people on board, splits in two | 14 dead, 123 injured after Air India Express flight skids off runway in Kerala with 191 people on board, splits in two |
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| An Air India Express passenger flight en route from Dubai with 191 people on board has overshot the runway during landing at Kerala's Kozhikode airport. Police confirmed 14 deaths with another 123 injured. | An Air India Express passenger flight en route from Dubai with 191 people on board has overshot the runway during landing at Kerala's Kozhikode airport. Police confirmed 14 deaths with another 123 injured. |
| Malappuram police superintendent Abdul Kareem confirmed the numbers to the ANI news agency. Fifteen people are said to be "seriously" injured. | Malappuram police superintendent Abdul Kareem confirmed the numbers to the ANI news agency. Fifteen people are said to be "seriously" injured. |
| Officials also confirmed that both the pilot and co-pilot perished in the crash landing. | Officials also confirmed that both the pilot and co-pilot perished in the crash landing. |
| Media reports said the plane overshot the runway, fell into a valley and broke up. Images and video circulating on social media show the aircraft broken into two pieces with rescue operations underway. | |
| Local reports said all but one surviving passenger has been evacuated from the plane. The remaining passenger is said to be safe. | |
| The disaster happened at around 7PM local time amid heavy rainfall in the area. | The disaster happened at around 7PM local time amid heavy rainfall in the area. |
| The Blood Donors India volunteer group has issued an urgent plea for people to come forward to donate blood at two hospitals in the city of Kozhikode. | The Blood Donors India volunteer group has issued an urgent plea for people to come forward to donate blood at two hospitals in the city of Kozhikode. |
| The flight was part of the 'Vande Bharat' government-run program to bring back Indians stranded in foreign countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | The flight was part of the 'Vande Bharat' government-run program to bring back Indians stranded in foreign countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| India's Interior Minister Amit Shah wrote on social media that he was “distressed” by the incident at Kozhikode, and has directed the National Disaster Response Force to assist the rescue efforts. | India's Interior Minister Amit Shah wrote on social media that he was “distressed” by the incident at Kozhikode, and has directed the National Disaster Response Force to assist the rescue efforts. |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed his condolences to the victims and their families, wishing a speedy recovery for those injured. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed his condolences to the victims and their families, wishing a speedy recovery for those injured. |
| Air India Express has created helpline for relatives of passengers and crew and put out a statement confirming that 10 infants were among those carried on the aircraft. | |
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