158 Dead in Air India Plane Crash

ItsMyFault · May 22, 2010

An Air India passenger plane has crashed while trying to land in southern India, killing about 158 people on board. It is the worst air accident in India in over a decade.

The plane crashed as it overshot the runway after landing in the southern Indian city of Mangalore on a flight from Dubai early Saturday.

Television images showed flames billowing from the aircraft, which partially broke up after skidding off the runway. The airport is surrounded by hilly terrain. Rescue workers and villagers scrambled to reach the burned out wreckage.

There were only a handful of lucky survivors, and many sustained burn injuries. Some survivors said they heard a loud explosion after the plane touched down.

One survivor told television reporters he managed to jump out of the aircraft which he says caught fire within seconds of landing.

He says the plane veered off towards some trees, and then the cabin was filled with smoke. He says he jumped out of the plane.

There were 166 people on board including six crew members, and several children. Almost all the passengers were Indians. Many Indians from southern states work in Dubai.
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Pretty horrific...

Ramu3 · May 22, 2010

...................Prayers for Family and Friends !

Coach AI · May 22, 2010

Man, that's horrible.

GlenRice · May 22, 2010

Very scary, RIP.

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