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Jet Airways Boeing 737 skidded off the runway at Goa airport in Inida, leaving
15 people injured ©Handout (Indian Ministry of Defence/AFP)
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An Indian plane carrying
161 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Goa airport early Tuesday,
injuring 15 people.
AFP
report continues:
The
Indian Navy, which runs the airport in western India, said it was not yet clear
what caused the Jet Airways plane to veer off the runway.
The
incident happened at the height of the tourist season in Goa, whose
palm-fringed beaches attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.
"There
are minor injuries, bruises or fractures to 15 passengers. Everyone else was
taken out safely," navy spokesman D.K Sharma told AFP.
The
runway has since been cleared, he added.
Jet
Airways said the plane, which was bound for the western city of Mumbai, had
veered off the runway while aligning for take-off.
"Few guests have sustained injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated," it said in a statement.
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