14 injured air passengers continue
to be critical
57 have been discharged from hospitals
The condition of 14 persons who were injured in Friday’s Air India Express B737 flight crash at Karipur continued to be “extremely serious” on Sunday. They are being treated in Kozhikode and Malappuram
districts. District Collector K. Gopalakrishnan said 115 persons were undergoing treatment in various
hospitals and 57 persons were discharged on Saturday and Sunday. COVID-19 case Eighteen persons, including the two pilots and four children, were killed when the flight from Dubai overshot the runway and fell into a valley while landing at the Karipur airport at 7.45 p.m. on Friday. One of the victims had tested positive
for COVID19. There were 184 passengers and six crew members on the flight. Probe begins The police have begun an investigation into the accident. A special investigation team under the supervision of Addl. SP Sabu G. was set up. Dy.SP Haridas P.C. will lead the 30member investigation team. Asst. SP Hemalata,
Inspectors K.M. Biju, Shibu, Sunish P. Thankachan,and cybercell experts are part of the team. A case was registered at the Karipur police Station under IPC 337, 338, 304 A, and Section 11 of the Aircraft Act.
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