Indian Plane Crash Kills 160 people early today

Site of the crash

At least 160 people aboard an Air India plane were killed when the aircraft crashed after it overshot a hilltop runway near the southern Indian city of Mangalore early Saturday, officials said.

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft carrying 160 passengers and six crewmembers burst into flames, the Times of India reported.

The plane was flying from Dubai and trying to land around 6 a.m. local time when it overshot the runway, which ends in a valley.

The plane hit a fence and went beyond the boundary wall of the airport, according to the Press Trust of India.

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