Air India Plane Crashes, Casualties Feared
Posted May 21, 2010 10:51 pm.
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An Air India plane with 169 people aboard overshot the runway while attempting to land in southern India Saturday morning.
At least 60 people are feared dead. A senior police official says right now, there is only word of seven survivors.
The plane was landing in the southern Indian city of Mangalore, coming from Dubai. The actual crash site is said to be as far as ten km from the airport.
Local news agencies say the airport has been closed following the crash. Word is the plane had a problem in the air, causing two of its engines to catch fire before landing.
