Kozhikode: A 37-year-old woman, injured in the Air India Express plane crash at the nearby Karipur airport August 7 has died at a hospital here. It took the death toll in the Air India accident to 21, government sources said Monday. The woman identified as Manjula Kumari died Sunday night, the sources said.
The woman had been to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet her husband early this year. However, she had to extend her stay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eighteen people, including the pilot and co-pilot, were killed and several others injured when the flight from Dubai crashed. It had 190 people onboard and overshot the tabletop runway and fell into a valley. It had broken into pieces due to the impact.
A 53-year-old passenger succumbed to his injuries, August 22. Then a 68-year-old man, undergoing treatment for leg injuries, died of heart attack August 17.