Yuojin Yusuf
A survivor from last week’s plane crash in the southern Indian state of Kerala has spoken to BBC about the dramatic moments leading up to the accident and what happened after.
He said they heard the pilot through the speaker.
He was saying ‘Calicut land,’ but his voice disconnected before he could finish the sentence.
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Two or three minutes later, they crashed.”
This is how Yuojin Yusuf recalls the night of 7 August.
He was among 190 passengers aboard an Air India Express plane that slid off the table-top runway at the airport in bad weather.
The aircraft broke in two pieces, killing 18 people, including the two pilots.
Yusuf, who was seated at the back of the plane, sustained injuries but survived.
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