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Skipped Lunch, Saved Life: Doctor Cheats Death In Air India Crash At Medical College Hostel Mess
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Over 100 MBBS students of BJMC were having lunch in the boys' hostel mess on Thursday afternoon when the Air India flight crashed into the building shortly after takeoff.
A missed lunch at BJ Medical College's Hostel mess in Ahmedabad on Thursday turned into a life-saving moment for a postgraduate medical student from Godhra, who was unaware that missing a routine meal would spare her from a deadly tragedy.
Dr Lalwani, a first-year MD (Medicine) student, usually went to the hostel mess for lunch. But on Thursday, when a London-bound Air India flight crashed into the medical college complex in Ahmedabad, she skipped her routine meal.
Her father, Suresh Lalwani, a banker from Godhra, recounted the family's panic. 'When we heard the plane had crashed near her usual lunch area, we feared the worst. We kept calling, and the moment she answered, it was pure relief," he told reporters.
Describing the aftermath, Dr Lalwani shared a grim detail with her family. 'She told us that Sita Patni, an elderly woman who regularly served her tea and snacks, died in the crash along with her young grandson. It's tragic," her father was quoted as saying by TOI.
Vaishali has been studying in Ahmedabad since October after securing her seat through NEET-PG. The accident site, which included parts of the medical college's hostel complex, bore the brunt of the fiery crash that has shaken the city.
According to reports, more than 100 MBBS students of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad were having lunch in the boys' hostel mess on Thursday afternoon (June 12) when the Air India flight crashed into the building shortly after takeoff.
Over 60 medical students were reported injured in the incident.
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June 14, 2025, 17:09 IST
