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Canada Standard
a day ago
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- Canada Standard
"Cannot give any numbers until site is completely cleared": NDRF official Hariom Gandhi on Ahmedabad plane crash
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official Hariom Gandhi on Friday said that the six teams of the NDRF are working on the Ahmedabad's plane crash site and the total number of casualties will only be revealed after the site is completely cleared. Speaking to reporters at the site, NDRF official Hariom Gandhi said, 'Our team is on standby and working. Our six teams are working on the ground. Wait for some time... We cannot give any numbers until the site is completely cleared.' A total of 241 people onboard the Boeing 787-8, Air India flight 171, including 12 crew members, have died in the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash, Air India confirmed post-midnight on Friday. 'The 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hours, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew. The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off. We regret to inform you that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities. The sole survivor is being treated in a hospital, Air India posted on X. The flight, which was operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick on June 12, 2025, carried 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national. The passenger plane crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Gujarat's Ahmedabad into a resident doctors' hostel building shortly after take-off. Miraculously, one person has survived the deadly crash, the airline authorities said, adding that the survivor was a British national of Indian origin. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 flying hours. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It made a Mayday call to ATC, but thereafter, the aircraft did not respond to the calls made by ATC. Immediately after departing from Runway 23, the aircraft fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter. An official stated that heavy black smoke was emanating from the accident site. The Tata Group has announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of each person who lost their lives in the crash. (ANI)
India Gazette
a day ago
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- India Gazette
"Cannot give any numbers until site is completely cleared": NDRF official Hariom Gandhi on Ahmedabad plane crash
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official Hariom Gandhi on Friday said that the six teams of the NDRF are working on the Ahmedabad's plane crash site and the total number of casualties will only be revealed after the site is completely cleared. Speaking to reporters at the site, NDRF official Hariom Gandhi said, 'Our team is on standby and working. Our six teams are working on the ground. Wait for some time... We cannot give any numbers until the site is completely cleared.' A total of 241 people onboard the Boeing 787-8, Air India flight 171, including 12 crew members, have died in the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash, Air India confirmed post-midnight on Friday. 'The 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hours, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew. The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off. We regret to inform you that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities. The sole survivor is being treated in a hospital, Air India posted on X. The flight, which was operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick on June 12, 2025, carried 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national. The passenger plane crashed near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Gujarat's Ahmedabad into a resident doctors' hostel building shortly after take-off. Miraculously, one person has survived the deadly crash, the airline authorities said, adding that the survivor was a British national of Indian origin. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 flying hours. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It made a Mayday call to ATC, but thereafter, the aircraft did not respond to the calls made by ATC. Immediately after departing from Runway 23, the aircraft fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter. An official stated that heavy black smoke was emanating from the accident site. The Tata Group has announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of each person who lost their lives in the crash. (ANI)
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
Air India crash: Ahmedabad eye witness says it was like an earthquake with loud sound
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A catastrophic aviation tragedy struck Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon as Air India flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after take-off, resulting in the deaths of 241 individuals onboard, including 12 crew members. The sole survivor, a British national of Indian origin, has been confirmed by airline authorities.A resident of the nearby housing colony described the moment of impact as akin to an earthquake. "When the crash happened, it felt like an earthquake. Immediately, we rushed to the site. After hearing the loud sound from the crash, the public gathered nearby," an eyewitness told ANI Eyewitnesses and first responders reported thick black smoke rising from the crash site, indicating a fire on impact. Rescue efforts were hampered by the intensity of the blaze and structural damage to the building struck by the aircraft, carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national, crashed into a residential doctors' hostel building near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at approximately 13:39 IST, mere moments after departing from Runway 23. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), a Mayday call was issued shortly before communication was and emergency services responded swiftly. Hariom Gandhi of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) confirmed that six teams have been deployed and are actively engaged in ground operations. "Our six teams are working on the ground. We cannot give any numbers until the site is completely cleared," Gandhi India confirmed that the flight was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a seasoned Line Training Captain with over 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 response to the tragedy, the Tata Group, which owns Air India, has announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for the families of each Indian Medical Association (IMA), Gujarat unit, also issued a statement emphasizing its ongoing support efforts. 'In a swift response to the tragic Ahmedabad flight crash incident, IMA Gujarat is providing full on-ground support at the incident site and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad,' the statement read. The IMA noted that it is working in close coordination with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Ministers Rushikesh Patel and Harsh Sanghavi, Health Secretary Dhananjay Dwivedi, senior IAS officers, and hospital authorities to deliver immediate medical are continuing investigations into the cause of the crash, as recovery operations proceed under challenging conditions. Further updates are expected as officials complete site clearance and data retrieval from flight recorders.(With inputs from ANI)
