Air India crash kills at least 160

Air India crash kills at least 160:

Air India Express flight from Dubai A passenger plane crossed a runway and crashed outside an airport in South India on Saturday, with at least 160 people in one of the worst air accident in India in years.

The accident happened near Mangalore in Karnataka state airport. There may be five or six survivors, said local media.

Air India said the plane was a Boeing 737-800 with 166 people aboard, including six crew members.

Air India Express is a budget airline owned by the state-run carrier Air India.

"At least 160 passengers died in the crash," U.S. Acharya, Interior Minister of the southern state of Karnataka, told reporters. "At least five to six people were taken to the hospital. Their condition is unknown."

TV pictures showed firefighters battle burning wreck in a wooded area near the airport.