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Business News/ News / India/  Air India crash: Deepak Vasant Sathe, Akhilesh Kumar — both pilots killed as plane breaks
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Air India crash: Deepak Vasant Sathe, Akhilesh Kumar — both pilots killed as plane breaks

The initial images showed the aircraft had broken into two pieces
  • Union home minister Amit Shah said he had asked NDRF team to reach the site at the earliest and assist in rescue operations
  • Air India plane crash at Kozhikode: Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe was killed in the accident (PTI)Premium
    Air India plane crash at Kozhikode: Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe was killed in the accident (PTI)

    Both the pilots died after Dubai-Kozhikode Air India Express flight with 191 passengers skidded off the runaway at Karipur airport. "Death toll in the Air India Express flight crash landing incident at Kozhikode rises to 16," said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe and his co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar were killed in the accident

    "Capt Deepak V Sathe was from 58th course of National Defence Academy, Pune. He was from Juliet Squadron," said Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd).

    The incident took place at 7.40 pm on Friday amid heavy showers in the southern state. The initial images showed the aircraft had broken into two pieces. The fire tenders and ambulances were immediately rushed to the spot.

    "A Dubai-Kozhikode Air India Express flight fell down into the valley after landing at Runway 10 of Karipur Airport & broke down in two pieces," said Directorate General of Civil Aviation. "Visibility was 2000 meter at the time of landing," the aviation regulator confirmed.

    The Air India Express flight AXB1344, B737 was a part of the Vande Bharat Mission, an initiative started by the central government to bring back stranded Indians from international countries amid COVID-19 outbreak.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Kerala chief minister Vijayan after the incident. "Authorities are at the spot, providing all assistance to the affected," Prime Minister assured.

    "Pained by the plane accident in Kozhikode. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest," Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter.

    Union home minister Amit Shah said he had asked NDRF team to reach the site at the earliest and assist in rescue operations.

    Vijayan informed him that rescue operations were in full swing, the sources said. He has also asked all government agencies to engage in rescue operations using all government facilities. The chief minister has deputed state minister A C Moideen to coordinate the rescue operations.

    Fire and Rescue teams of two districts — Kozhikode and Malappuram were engaged. According to information from Kozhikode medical college, seriously injured people have been admitted there. The condition of a mother and child injured in the accident was very serious, Kerala health minister K K Shailaja said.

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    Published: 07 Aug 2020, 10:18 PM IST
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