5 people injured in Kozhikode air crash still receiving medical attention at hospitals: Puri

Five people who were injured in Kozhikode air crash last month are still receiving medical attention at hospitals, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.

On August 7, an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people overshot tabletop runway during landing at Kozhikode airport in heavy rain and fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into pieces, killing 21 people, including pilots.

A day after crash, Puri h said 149 people have been mitted to hospitals, 23 have been discharged, while three were critically injured in B737 plane crash.

In a written reply to a question, Puri told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, "As on 14.09.2020, re are five persons who are still receiving medical attention at hospitals." On August 13, Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) h anunced formation of a five-member panel to inquire into circumstances of Kozhikode plane crash.

panel will submit its report preferably within five months, board h said. 

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