Death toll in Air India Express flight crash rises to 20

A 53-year-old man, injured in Air India Express plane crash here on August 7, died at a hospital on Saturday, taking toll in mishap to 20.

V Ibrahim from Wayan district died here this on, a senior district official said.

Eighteen people, including pilot and co-pilot, were killed and several ors injured when flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard overshot tabletop runway at Karipur airport and fell into a valley. It h broken into pieces in impact.

Days after mishap, 68-year-old Aravindakshan, under treatment for leg injuries, h died of cardiac arrest, taking toll to 19.

Im credits: PTI