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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Eight of 166 passengers aboard plane taken to hospital

158 feared dead in India plane crash
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 22, 2010 10:29 a.m. EDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: All but three bodies recovered from charred wreck of plane
Eight of 166 passengers aboard plane taken to hospital
Believed the plan overshot the runway, crashed into valley and burst into flames
Boeing 737 flew from Dubai, UAE to Mangalore in southern India

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Rescue teams worked into the night at the smoldering scene of an Air India plane crash that killed 158 people Saturday after the jet overshot a runway in southern India, crashed into a ravine and burst into flames, officials said.

As darkness descended, workers used portable lights to pull charred bodies out of the wreckage outside Mangalore International Airport. All but three bodies have been recovered, said Jeeja Harisingh, head of fire and emergency services.

Eight of the 166 people on board Air India Flight IX-812 survived the crash and were taken to hospitals.
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158 feared dead in India plane crash

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