Jagurti Nagar is a locality in the suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai, India. It lies along the arterial Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road and is served by the Jagruti Nagar metro station of Mumbai Metro's Line 1.[1]
Aviation accidents
editIn July 1949, a KLM Lockheed L-749 Constellation PH-TDF "Franeker" crashed into a 674-foot (205 m) hill in Jagruti Nagar, killing all 45 aboard. Thirteen of those killed were American news correspondents.[2][3] In 2018, a Beechcraft C90 King Air on a chartered trip from Juhu Aerodrome crashed in the vicinity, killing all five people on board.[4]
References
edit- ^ Chandani, Priyanka (15 May 2015). "Metro no different from trains?". Asian Age. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Constellation "Franeker" stort neer bij Bombay". 15 December 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
- ^ Sunavala, Nergish (29 June 2018). "Deja vu? Ghatkopar had witnessed another plane crash back in 1949 | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "King Air C90 chartered plane crashes in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, 5 dead". Mint. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.