Three people were injured after a private jet plane on Thursday evening skid off a runway at Mumbai airport and later crashed, the disaster control room of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), said in a statement.

According to the civic body`s disaster control room, the information regarding the incident was received at around 5:45 pm. The incident was reported by the Mumbai Fire Brigade, it said that the incident took place at the gate number 5 of the Mumbai airport in Santacruz.

It said, as per the primary information, as informed by Mumbai Fire Brigade and Airport Duty Officer a small private jet plane VTDBL having around 6 passengers and 2 crew members were on board had skid off the runway and crashed thereafter at the domestic airport. The incident took place while the plane was landing.

The civic body further said, the Mumbai Fire Brigade officials, local police officials, 108 ambulance and other official staff were rushed to the airport.

In the incident as many as three people were injured and have been hospitalised.

Further details are awaited.

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