New Delhi/Kozhikode, Aug 7 (UNI) Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tonight said the Air India Express plane with 191 persons on board from Dubai overshot the runway in rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces at Calicut International Airport in Karipur.
Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, Mr Puri said Deeply anguished & distressed at the Air Accident in Kozhikode.
The @Flywith IX 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 breking up into two peices.
He said 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 and Mumbai. All efforts being made to help passengers, he said and added that a formal enquiry will be conducted by AAIB.
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