Private plane crashes at Mumbai airport: 8 injured!?
8 people were injured in a small private plane crash at mumbai airport. Due to heavy rain, a small plane skidded off the runway while landing at the mumbai airport and crashed. Out of which, eight passengers were also injured. Officials said that all of them have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. The accident took place at 5 pm. Subsequently, both the runways at the airport were closed for some time. Only one of the runways resumed operations at around 6.45 pm. Due to this, 9 flights arriving at mumbai airport were diverted to other airports. There are reports that a plane is hovering in the sky.
The VSR Ventures-owned Learjet 45 flight VT-DBL, while arriving in mumbai from Visakhapatnam, skidded off the runway at the mumbai airport and crashed, the Directorate of Civil Aviation said. The report also said that there were six passengers and two crew members on board. The Directorate of Civil Aviation said that it was raining heavily when the incident took place and the visibility was only 700 meters at that time. An official of the mumbai Municipal Corporation said that 8 people injured in this incident have been admitted to the hospital.
The VSR Ventures-owned Learjet 45 flight VT-DBL, while arriving in mumbai from Visakhapatnam, skidded off the runway at the mumbai airport and crashed, the Directorate of Civil Aviation said. The report also said that there were six passengers and two crew members on board. The Directorate of Civil Aviation said that it was raining heavily when the incident took place and the visibility was only 700 meters at that time. An official of the mumbai Municipal Corporation said that 8 people injured in this incident have been admitted to the hospital.