An Air India Express passenger plane crashed in flames after overshooting the runway in the southern city of Mangalore today, killing most of the 166 people on board.
The state-run carrier said at least eight people had been rescued from the burning wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 which was carrying 160 passengers and six crew on a flight from Dubai.
Eyewitnesses said the aircraft had touched down before careering off the end of the runway into a shallow gorge and bursting into flames about 6.30am (10am AEST).
Full story: Plane overshoots runway in India, bursts into flames: reports