Police register negligence case in AIE plane crash; condition of 14 passengers critical
The state police registered a case and constituted a special team to investigate the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode international airport on Friday that claimed 18 lives, including the pilot and co-pilot.
Condition of 14 persons injured in the crash continued to be critical, while 57 persons have so far been discharged. A total of 115 persons injured in the flight are still under treatment at various hospitals in Kozhikode and Malappuram disticts. While one of the deceased tested Covid-19 positive, one person under treatment also tested positive for the virus. Hence, all passengers have been kept in observation.
