Air India Express crash: Both pilots pass away at MIMS hospital

  • Date: 08-Aug-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Air India Express crash: Both pilots pass away at MIMS hospital

Injured victims of the flight crash late on Friday were rushed to medical facilities close to the Calicut International Airport. "Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe and co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar passed away at our hospital," Farhan Yasin, CEO of Aster MIMS Hospital - Kozhikode and Kannur, told Khaleej Times over the phone from Kerala.

At 10pm on Friday, 38 flight casualties were admitted to the hospital in Kozhikode operated by Dubai-based Aster Healthcare.

"We sent 20 ambulances to the airport. There are 10 patients in critical condition with head and serious injuries to other parts of the body. All neurosurgeons and ortho surgeons are handling the cases. Few of the emergency cases are in the operation theatre," he said.

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