印度快运航空(Air India Express)一架从迪拜飞往印度科泽科德(Kozhikode)的班机,在当地时间7日晚间约7时38分进行降落时,疑因天雨路滑冲出跑道,机身直接断成两截,机上含机组人员共搭载191人,根据外媒报导,到台湾时间凌晨1点左右,已至少14人死亡、123人轻伤、15人重伤。Terrible news coming in that Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, pilot of the #AirIndia flight, has died in today’s accident at Kozhikode. Am hearing he’s ex-IAF. Deepest condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/OLHHWlGTD3
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) August 7, 2020
综合外媒报导,印度民航总局证实,冲出跑道飞机型号为波音737。据了解,当地晚间天候状况非常恶劣,幸好机体并未起火爆炸,有多名乘客受伤被送往附近医院,现场一片混乱。#AirIndia flight on #VandeBharatMission with 170 passengers skids while #landing crashes after #overshooting the #runway and going into the valley. Fire tenders and ambulances rushed to the spot, at #Calicut International Airport So far no causality reported pic.twitter.com/RmasvqwLB0
— sudhakar (@naidusudhakar) August 7, 2020
报导指出,机上191人包含174名成年乘客、10名婴儿、2名飞行员与5名机组人员。据《印度时报》报导,目前已有2人丧生、初步消息有40名乘客受伤,详细失事原因仍有待调查,而搜救行动仍在进行中。