AIE plane crash: Condition of eight injured critical

The condition of eight, out of the 101 passengers, who were injured in the Air India Express plane crash at Karipur airport here, remains critical, officials said.

A total of 71 have been discharged until now, after being treated at various hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode.

“A total of 71 persons have been discharged till now…101 are in various hospitals, out of which the condition of eight is critical,” a senior official of the Malappuram district administration told PTI.

Meanwhile, Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan said the district administration was planning to initiate the process to release the baggage of the passengers.