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Air India Express coming to Mangalore crashes at Bajpe airport (Kenjaru).
Only 9 survivors out of a list of 169, including 6 crew members:
22.05.10
Mangalore : An Air India Express Plane coming from Dubai to mangalore
crashed at the Bajpe airport while landing this morning at 6.30 Am. Only 9
passengers managed to survive with a child thrown out of the breaking up
plane, and Farook jumping out included. All others died, many of hem charred
in a fire that enveloped the plane.
This is the
third biggest of all air tragedies that have taken place in the last 14
years. The accident is largely attributed to the European pilot who ignored
local instructions while alighting and over-ran the runway.
Union Civil
Aviation minister Praful Patel came from Delhi in the morning to Mangalore
to guife the post accident activities. Subsequently, External Affairs
minister SM.Krishna arrived by a helicopter from Bangalore and visited the
hospitals to see the injured persons and to console bereaved families. Later
union Law minister M. Veerappa Moily issued a condolence message from Delhi
and left for Mangalore where he plans to spend 2 days visiting hospitals CM.
B.S. Yeddyurappa is also now in Mangalore. Other local ministers, MPs and
MLAs are in Bajpe to extend their sympathy.
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Praful Patel
declared a compensation of Rs.75 crores in all to the families of the 160
dead, of whom 60 were from Kerala, 14 (Udupi) and the others from DK,
Shimoga and other districts of Karnataka.
The state is
observing a day’s sorrow in public CM has announced Rs 2 Lakhs each to the
bereaved families, in Mangalore.
The 9 injured
survivors are being treated I AJ, SCS , KMC and Unity hospitals, using 25
ambulances carrying injured, and the 160 dead bodies taken to Wenlock
Hospital. Kerala has declared 2 days of sorrow in the state for its 60 dead.
The state (Karnataka) has announced Rs. 50,000/- each to the injured
families of 9 being treated in City Hospitals.
139 dead
bodies were recovered from the accident site and taken to the morgue.
5 persons who
had booked their seats in Dubai on the fateful plane, escaped death as they
cancelled their reservation at the last minute. A family of 6 died in the
crash. 2 children who were in their plane to attend their mother’s last
rites lost their lives.
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India Express Crashes Kenjaru More Photos
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India Express Crashes Kenjaru More Photos |
