India plane crash death toll rises to 18

By Favas Jalla and Jose Devasia
Updated August 8 2020 - 3:21pm, first published 3:15pm
Two pilots are among those killed when a plane skidded off a hilltop runway in India's south.
Two pilots are among those killed when a plane skidded off a hilltop runway in India's south.

The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people have been severely injured, government official say.