More than £7k raised for Northampton Air India crash victim
At least 270 people were killed when the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed within seconds of taking off on 12 June from Ahmedabad airport in western India.Ms Patel told a friend she was reluctant to fly to India two weeks ago to care for her elderly mother because she was worried about leaving her young son behind.The organisers of the fundraising page said they hoped to cover funeral expenses, support the education of Ms Patel's son and help her husband "as he adjusts to life as a single parent".
Investigators recovered flight recorder data from the crash earlier this month but it could be several weeks before the federal government is able to release information gathered.
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