IN PICS: Air India Express Plane Crash At Kerala's Kozhikode Airport Leaves 19 Dead

A child rescued from the crash site. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed the incident saying "Air India Express AXB1344, B737 Dubai to Calicut, person on board 191, visibility 2000 meter, heavy rain, after landing Runway 10, continue running to the end of the runway and fell down in the valley and broke down into two pieces."(PTI Photo)(PTI07-08-2020_000248B)

As per the reports, the Air India Express flight veered off the runway after overshooting and fuselsge split into two parts during landing at Karipur Airport at around 7.45 pm on Friday. (PTI Photo)(PTI08-08-2020_000004B)

Pilot Captain Deepak Vasanth Sathe, an ex-IAF Wing Commander lost his life in the tragic Air India plane crash. (PTI Photo)(PTI07-08-2020_000257B)

Rescue operation underway at the crash site. The aircraft was part of the Centre’s Vande Bharat Mission repatriation flights for Indian nationals stranded overseas due to the pandemic.(PTI Photo)(PTI07-08-2020_000254B)

One of the persons injured in the Air India Express flight crash at the Kozhikode airport is brought for treatment to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala. AP/PTI(AP07-08-2020_000265B)

The Air India Express flight, IX-1344, which flew in from Dubai to Kozhikode overshot the runway and broke into two pieces after nose diving into a 30-feet gorge in a nearby valley. The flight was carrying a total of 191 people on board--184 passengers, including ten infants, two pilots, and four cabin crew. AP/PTI(AP07-08-2020_000264B)

A part of the Air India Express flight is seen through a broken wall. 18 people including two pilots have lost their lives in the incident. Injured are admitted to hospitals in Malappuram & Kozhikode. AP/PTI(AP07-08-2020_000263B)