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AI plane overshot runway in rainy conditions, slipped into slope: Puri

He said the Kerala police has reported 11 deaths so far in the accident.

Hardeep Singh Puri
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File Photo of Hardeep Singh Puri during a press conference

Press Trust of India
An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 191 people onboard overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday in rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.

He said the Kerala police has reported 11 deaths in the accident.

The minister said he is deeply "anguished and distressed" at the accident and relief teams from Air India and Airports Authority of India (AAI) are being immediately dispatched from Delhi and Mumbai.

"All efforts are being made to help passengers. A formal enquiry will be conducted by AAIB