At least 60 people are feared dead after an Air India Express aircraft from Dubai overshot the runaway while landing at the Mangalore airport this morning. Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya said the incident took place near a valley 10 kms from the airport. He said the aircraft caught fire. Ambulances and fire tenders are on the spot.<br/><br/>The flight IX-892, operated by a Boeing 737-800, had 163 passengers, four infants and six crew members on board.<br/>Sources said the aircraft overshot the runway hit the fence and went beyond the boundary wall of the airport.<br/><br/>Aviation sources termed it an 'accident' instead of 'incident'. In aviation parlance, an accident denotes causalities.<br/><br/>AI has opened helpline centre at Delhi Airport and the two numbers are 011-2565-6196 and 011-2560-3101.<br/>DGCA Director-General S N A Zaidi said that he has received only preliminary reports regarding the accident and is awaiting for the details including the number of passengers.<br/><br/>President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Prime Minister Dr. Mahmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi have also expressed shock and grief at the tragic air crash. The Prime Minister has offered his condolences to the bereaved family.