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‘Saddest photos ever': Family's final photo before Air India plane crash
A family shared a heartbreaking selfie before boarding the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad. The family of five from Rajasthan, India, posted the happy picture ahead of the shocking tragedy, The Sun reported. Udaipur-based doctor Komi Vyas had just quit her job to join her husband Prateek Joshi in London along with their three kids. The picture shows Mr Joshi and Ms Vyas with beaming smiles along with their children on board the flight, in what one X user said 'is one of the saddest photos ever taken'. Mr Joshi had moved to London some time ago, and the rest of the family was on their way to join him, NDTV has reported. 'Komi had quit her job recently to join her husband in London,' a spokesperson for Pacific Hospital, where Ms Vyas worked, said. Neighbours have told NDTV that Mr Joshi's father is a well-respected radiologist in the city. 'They left for Ahmedabad yesterday to take the flight to London,' Mr Joshi's cousin, Nayan, said. 'Prateek had come here just two days ago to take his wife and children with him. 'Several other members of both families went to see them off.' Ms Vyas' brother told NDTV the couple had been married for 10 years. Air India Flight AI171 had been heading to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed into a hostel used by doctors on Thursday local time. There were 242 people on board, including 53 Brits and 11 children. More than 200 bodies have been recovered so far, while one Brit, miraculously, survived. Haunting footage of the plane's final moments shows it before it crashed into a fireball. A formal investigation into the crash has now been opened by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. 'The takeoff was perfect and just, I believe, short of taking the gear up, the aircraft started descending, which can happen only in case the engine loses power or the aircraft stops developing lift,' Captain Saurabh Bhatnagar, a former senior pilot, told NDTV. 'Obviously, the investigation will reveal the exact reason.' British man Vishwashkumar Ramesh, 40, is so far understood to be the only surviving passenger. Incredible footage shows him walking away from the plane's wreckage almost unscathed. 'I just got out of the plane, it exploded,' he said, speaking in Hindi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X: 'The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. Have been in touch with ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected.' Air India has confirmed that 241 of the 242 people aboard the plane died following the crash. The airline added that it 'offers its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased'.
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‘Happened so quickly': British sole survivor in Air India crash reveals brother also onboard
The sole survivor of a horrific Air India crash has tragically revealed that his brother was also travelling with him on the flight, which claimed the lives of more than 200 onboard. British citizen and father of one Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 42, miraculously walked away from the wreckage with minor injuries, telling local media his older brother Ajay was also on the flight a few rows away. 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,' Mr Ramesh told the Hindustan Times. 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital. '[My brother] was travelling with me and I can't find him anymore.' A third brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, spoke to the BBC from his home after speaking to Vishwash. 'When he called us he was just more worried about my other brother, like 'Find Ajay, find Ajay,' Nayan said. 'That's all he cares about at the moment.' 'It feels great seeing him [Vishwashkumar] doing well' but he was worried about his other brother Ajay, who was also onboard. 'We were all in shock as soon as we heard what happened, just utter shock. Speechless.' The Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787, was carrying 242 passengers when it crashed and exploded into flames just seconds after taking off from an airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad bound for London Gatwick. Authorities have confirmed that just one passenger survived the crash. Mr Ramesh received injuries to his chest, eyes and feet. A relative told media in Leicester, UK, Mr Ramesh had told them that he had 'no idea how I exited the plane'. Mr Ramesh 'got some injuries on his face. He was pretty much covered in blood – that's what his dad said', a relative called Jay said. On board flight AI171 were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese citizens and one Canadian, according to the airline. The aeroplane crashed soon after takeoff into a residential neighbourhood hitting a hotel for doctors. Authorities have said at least 50 medical students who were in the building are being treated in hospital.
