India plane crash in Mangalore leaves about 160 dead

[Tintinnabulate]

A plane has crashed on landing in the southern Indian city of Mangalore, with about 160 people feared dead.

Air India Express said there were eight survivors among the 160 passengers and six crew on board its plane.

Airline officials said the plane overshot the hilltop runway as it tried to land and burst into flames in a forested valley beyond.

The plane, a Boeing 737-800, was arriving from Dubai, with many Indian workers among the passengers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/10141297.stm

[lorren]

i seen that this morning.
there seems to be an awful lot of plane crashes these days ._.

[Tintinnabulate]

i seen that this morning.
there seems to be an awful lot of plane crashes these days ._.

All seems to near mountains etc.

Considering Switzerland is full of them, it doesnt fill me with confidence for next week.

[Volumise]

Ah saw this, this is why i'm scared of planes. Sad that nearly all of them died..

[xxMATTGxx]

R.I.P to all who died. Would be interesting to find out the cause of this crash for sure, but there is no need to panic for anyone who is going on flights soon. Air travel is still one of the safest ways to travel around the world!

[Tintinnabulate]

R.I.P to all who died. Would be interesting to find out the cause of this crash for sure, but there is no need to panic for anyone who is going on flights soon. Air travel is still one of the safest ways to travel around the world!

Indeed it is, but when there is an accident, the number is lives lost is high too.

[wiktoria]

R.I.P to everyone who died. There's been so many plane crashes this year :(

[Stephen]

It's like people are copying eachother :O RIP

[Sharon]

oh i saw that last night or something on bbc three

ye i agree there are so many crashes recently

[Shar]

:(
What is with these plane crashes these days, they're so common :(
RIP.

[HotelUser]

That's really upsetting. Those poor people :(

[karter]

yes really sad
RIP :(