Skipped lunch, saved life: Godhra medical student narrowly escapes plane crash tragedy
Vadodara: In a twist of fate, a routine missed lunch saved the life of Dr Vaishali Lalwani, a postgraduate medical student from Godhra studying at B J Medical College (BJMC), Ahmedabad.
Vaishali, who usually went to the mess for lunch, skipped it on Thursday — unaware that this small change in habit would spare her from a deadly tragedy.
The crash of Air India Flight AI 171, which devastated the Meghaninagar area, claimed several lives, including those in a building where the mess was located. Vaishali, a first-year MD (Medicine) student, had been living in Ahmedabad since Oct last year after securing admission through NEET-PG.
Her father, Suresh Lalwani, a banker in Godhra, shared the family's anxious moments. "When we heard about the crash and learned it happened near her usual lunch spot, panic set in. We tried reaching her, and the moment she answered the phone, we were overwhelmed with relief," he said.
Suresh added that his daughter later described the horrifying details. "She told us how Sita Patni, an elderly woman who used to serve her tea and coffee regularly at the mess, died along with her young grandson. It's heartbreaking."
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