Jagruti Nagar

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

In 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

  1. Chandani, Priyanka (15 May 2015). "Metro no different from trains?". Asian Age. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Constellation "Franeker" stort neer bij Bombay". 15 December 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  3. 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.
  4. "King Air C90 chartered plane crashes in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, 5 dead". Mint. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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