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At Least 5 Students Dead as Air India Flight Crashes Into BJ Medical College Hostel in Ahmedabad
At least Five medical students, including four undergraduates and a postgraduate doctor, have died after an Air India Dreamliner crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel just minutes after takeoff. The Boeing 787-8, operating as Flight AI171 to London, carried 242 people when it failed to gain altitude and slammed into the student campus. Witnesses say 30–50 students and staff were inside the hostel dining area during lunch. Disturbing visuals show food plates abandoned and a mangled part of the aircraft embedded in the hostel wall. Nearly 40 doctors have also been injured — one critically. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal had issued a Mayday call seconds before the crash. This is one of the most catastrophic aviation disasters in Indian history, not just for passengers, but also for those on the ground. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the medical community shaken by this terrible event.#airindiacrash #bjmedicaltragedy #ai171disaster #planecrashinhostel #boeing787crash #gujaratnews #aviationtragedy #ahmedabadcrash #studentcasualties #breakingnews #toi #toibharat #bharat #breakingnews #indianews
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