NEW DELHI - An Air India plane with 169 aboard overshot a runway while landing in southern India Saturday. Witnesses say a few on board survived.
The aircraft was landing in the southern Indian city of Mangalore, arriving from Dubai.
"There were 163 passengers and six crew members and we fear all of them have been killed," said Rohit Katiyar, a top airport security official. However, other officials reported that there were survivors but that they didn't know how many.
Local reports said that following the mishap the airport was closed. The plane had developed a technical snag in the air, and of its two engines caught fire and the plane burnt in the air before crashing down.
Television images showed smoke rising from the aircraft as rescuers evacuated people from inside.
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