Kerala: An Air India Express plane reportedly skidded during landing at Karipur Airport, Kozhikode this evening.
According to reports, the Express aircraft from Dubai to Calicut with 190 passengers crashed after overshooting the runway and going into the valley.
Airport officials said that the incident happened at 8.15 PM.
The aircraft suffered massive damage as its fuselage broke into two pieces.
At least 10 people have reportedly died in the accident, including the pilot of the flight, D.V. Sathe. Likewise, 15 people were severely injured.
Fire tenders and ambulances rushed to the spot and carried out the rescue operation and admitted the injured to the nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, President of India Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others were painted by the tragedy.
Ms Kalinga