Watch: Eyewitness recounts Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode airport

Watch: Eyewitness recounts Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode airport

A CISF assistant sub inspector narrated the horrific Kozhikode plane crash.

ASI Ajeet Singh is an eyewitness of the Air India Express flight crash.

"I was on duty last evening when the incident happened.

Around 7:30 pm, I went for a third round.

I saw an AI Express flight falling down towards parameter road.

I immediately informed the control room.

By the time I informed control room, the aircraft had already crashed.

Soon, rescue members reached the accident spot.

We opened Gate no.

8 and let 25-30 volunteers in along with a JCB.

We CISF personnel joined the rescue operation.

Ambulance reached Gate no.

8 and rushed victims to hospitals," said CISF ASI, Ajeet Singh.

Meanwhile, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri visited crash site and took stock of the status and implementation of relief measures.

He said, "18 people including 2 pilots have died.

It's very unfortunate.

127 injured are in hospital, rest have been discharged.

This was a Vande Bharat flight with 190 passengers onboard.

Weather conditions were unfavourable." Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan visited Kozhikode Medical College and met injured passengers who are admitted there.

Air India Express flight from Dubai overshot tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport on Friday.

The flight fell into a valley, 35 feet below, while landing in heavy rains and broke into two.