IndiGo flight returns to Mumbai after engine glitch
Mumbai: A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight returned to Mumbai following a suspected engine failure on Thursday around 5.45 p.m.
Confirming the incident, an IndiGo spokesperson said the Mumbai-Kolkata flight 6E-395 returned to Mumbai on Thursday evening. "due to a technical glitch (oil chip in one engine) in the aircraft".
All operating procedures were diligently followed by the cockpit and in-flight crew, and there were no casualties, the spokesperson added.
IndiGo reported the matter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and also initiated its own internal inquiry into the incident.
All passengers were safely deboarded and the flight took off with an alternate aircraft at 7.45 p.m.
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Six killed, 5 injured as passenger vehicle hits truck in Odisha
Sundargarh (Odisha) (PTI): Six people were killed and five others injured after a vehicle in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Sundargarh district early on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Gaikanapali area under the Hemgiri Police Station limits when the passenger-carrying van hit the truck from behind, a senior officer said.
"Six members of a 'kirtan' group died on the spot, and five others were injured. Maybe, the accident occurred due to fog in the area," he said.
The 'kirtan' party went to Chakkplai village for a programme on the occasion of Diwali, and the accident took place when they were returning to their villages.
The deceased people belonged to Kandagoda and Samarpinda villages in the district.
The injured persons were admitted to a local hospital, the officer said.
Local people blocked the road, demanding ex gratia for the victims' families.
