US, Australia and Japan envoys express grief over Air India Express tragedy in Kerala.

Envoys from the US, Australia and Japan said they are deeply saddened to hear about the plane crash incident took place in Kozhikode of Kerala and conveyed their thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.

An Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board under the Vande Bharat Mission overshot the tabletop runway at Karipur airport in Kozhikode on Friday night. The accident happened while landing at the airport due to heavy rains. The plane fell into a valley 35 feet below and broke into two portions, killing 18 passengers including 2 pilots.

US envoy Ken Juster has expressed his grief saying they are deeply saddened to hear the news of the accident. “On behalf of the U.S. Mission, we are deeply saddened by the news of the Air India accident in Kozhikode. The victims and their loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers,” tweeted the US Envoy

Expressing condolences to victims, Satoshi Suzuki, Japan’s ambassador to India, hoped that search and rescue operation would conclude soon. “My heart bleeds for the air accident of #AirIndiaExpress in Kozhikode and landslide in #Idukki. My thoughts are with those who lost their beloved ones and are injured. I hope search & rescue will conclude as quickly as possible,” he said.

While, Australian envoy Barry O’Farrell said his thoughts and prayers are with families of the victims. “Deeply saddened by the news of the Air India Express Plane accident in #Kozhikode. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims. @airindiain #KozhikodePlaneCrash,” O’Farrell tweeted