Private aircraft crash lands at Mumbai airport amid heavy rainfall, eight injured
The flight was operating from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai.
Eight people were injured after a private aircraft crash landed at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rainfall on Thursday.
Among those injured are two crew members and six passengers. All of them have been hospitalised, reported ANI.
In a statement, the Mumbai airport said that flight was operating from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai.
Watch: Private jet skids off #Mumbai airport runway, pilots critically injured; several flights diverted
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) September 14, 2023
Read 👇🏽 https://t.co/WNbM4FZpwH #Mumbaiairport #Mumbaijet #privatejet pic.twitter.com/lz1SvPh365
Some pictures of the accident at Mumbai Airport involving a Learjet, Taxiway Whiskey, Runway in use -27 received from sources at the airport.
— manisha singhal (@manishasinghal) September 14, 2023
Flight was from Vishakhpatnam to Mumbai, charter. Time of accident 5:04 pm.
6 passengers, 2 crew- no casualties reported.
Expect… pic.twitter.com/LXc8b6Im66
“The incident occurred at approximately 5.02 pm today,” a spokesperson of the airport said, according to The Indian Express. “There are no casualties. CSMIA [Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport] airside team is on-ground to assist with the clearance on-site.”
The runway was closed briefly and five Vistara Airlines flights were diverted after the incident.
#planecrash This is really terrifying.
— Niyandra Paravai (@niyndiraparavai) September 14, 2023
It seems a private plane skidded while landing on #MumbaiAirport during heavy rains with 8 people on board.
Rescue operations are underwaypic.twitter.com/Obrbrq48vB