This Article is From Aug 22, 2020

Death Count In Kozhikode Plane Crash Rises To 20

V Ibrahim from Kerala's Wayanad district died today afternoon, a senior district official said.

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The plane had overshot the tabletop runway while landing at the Karipur airport

New Delhi:

A 53-year-old man, injured in the Air India Express plane crash in Kerala's Kozhikode on August 7, died at a hospital today, taking the death count to 20.

V Ibrahim from Kerala's Wayanad district died today afternoon, a senior district official said.

18 people, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed and several others injured when the flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard overshot the tabletop runway at the Karipur airport and fell into a valley.

Days after the accident, 68-year-old Aravindakshan, under treatment for leg injuries, had died of cardiac arrest, taking the count to 19.

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