Plane with 191 passengers skids off runway, pilot killed

A flight of Air India Express with 191 passengers on board from Dubai skidded off the runway at Kerala’s Kozhikode on Friday evening.

One of the pilots of the aircraft is believed to have been killed and 40 passengers received injuries in the mishap.

There were 174 passengers, 10 Infants, two pilots and five cabin crew members on board the aircraft.

All on board have been evacuated and the injured taken to hospital, authorities said. _Agencies

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