Crash toll up to 159, four-year-old dead

MANGALORE - The toll of the IX 812 crash went up to 159 with the addition of a four-year-old girl, who was brought dead to hospital.

She was one of the eight people who had initially survived the crash of the Air India Express plane that overshot the runway and plunged down a cliff. The plane was carrying 166 passengers, including 19 children, four infants and six crew members.