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On Thursday evening during a downpour at Mumbai airport, a private plane carrying eight people veered off the runway and crashed, gravely injuring both pilots and injuring one person.
Pilot and co-pilot were injured
At the Mumbai airport on Thursday, a private plane swerved off the runway, injuring eight persons, including the captain and co-pilot.
The eight travellers are checked at Mumbai's Andheri East Criticare Asia Hospital.
"A Learjet 45 operated by VSR Ventures, registration number VT-DBL, was engaged in a runway excursion (veer off) while landing on runway 27 at Mumbai airport. On board were two crew members and six passengers.According to a statement from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, visibility was 700 metres despite heavy rain.
#WATCH | VSR Ventures Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL operating flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai was involved in runway excursion (veer off) while landing on runway 27 at Mumbai airport. There were 6 passengers and 2 crew members on board. Visibility was 700m with heavy rain. No… pic.twitter.com/KxwNZrcmO5
— ANI (@ANI) September 14, 2023
Mumbai airport is currently shut
The Mumbai airport is now closed for business while being inspected.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade reported the incident around 5:45 p.m., according to early information provided by the Mumbai disaster department.
