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India Gazette
a day ago
- India Gazette
"Horrible sight to witness": Local recounts AI-171 crash scene
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): A local resident of Meghani Nagar in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, who lives close to the site where Air India flight-171 crashed, recounted the horror and described the devastation and horror following the tragic incident. Speaking to ANI, he termed the incident a 'horrible sight' to witness, stating that there were half-cut and completely burnt bodies all over the area. A local who resides near the AI-171 crash site said, 'My son was there... He called me and told about the plane crash incident. My house is located 100-200m away from the crash site. The fire was still burning when I arrived... In 5-7 minutes, fire department, CISF and authorities reached at the spot. It was a horrible sight to witness. There were half-cut and completely burnt bodies all over the area... Meghaninagar has active roads. The situation of local commuters is still not known...' Another local said, 'My house is 700m away from the crash site. We got to know that a massive fire had broken out...I reached the spot and I saw that the police, the fire department and a lot of local people, including workers of the BJP, have also come was a very horrible scene, as everywhere there were bodies, completely burnt bodies.' Meanwhile, Thakur Ravi, who works as a cook at the undergraduate mess of BJ Medical College, where AI-171 had crashed into, said his mother and two-year-old daughter have been missing since the Air India plane crashed into the college complex a day ago. Thakur Ravi, his mother, and her wife used to cook at the UG students' mess at the BJ Medical in Meghaninagar. 'In this accident, my mother, Sarlaben Pralhadji Thakur, and my two-year-old daughter, Adyaravi Thakur, are still missing after the plane crash. 'My mother, my wife, and I used to cook at the UG students' mess,' he told media persons. Meanwhile, Gujarat ATS has recovered a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the debris of the Air India plane that crashed yesterday in Ahmedabad. An ATS personnel said, 'It's a DVR, which we have recovered from the debris. The FSL team will come here soon.' The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aeroplane bound for London's Gatwick had crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. The airlines said only one out of the 242 people on board the aircraft survived the crash. 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 Runway 23, the aircraft crashed outside the airport perimeter. An official said heavy black smoke was coming from the accident site. A formal investigation has been launched by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly crash of Air India flight 171 that killed 241 people onboard, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed on Thursday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and met with Vishwashkumar Ramesh. Before arriving at the hospital, PM Modi inspected the plane crash site and took stock of the ground situation. He also held a review meeting with the officials at the airport in Ahmedabad. (ANI)
India Gazette
a day ago
- General
- India Gazette
Ahmedabad plane crash: Relatives anxiously await DNA verification to identify victims
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): As authorities on Friday continued the process to identify through DNA sampling the deceased in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, shattered families wait anxiously to get details of their loved ones. Father-in-law of Keenal Mistri from Gujarat's Anand city, who was among the 242 people onboard the London-bound plane that took off from Ahmedabad airport on July 12, said she had been on a month-long visit to India for dental treatment. 'We gave the blood sample, and it will take 72 hours (for DNA verification). She was in India for the last month for dental treatment as she had been living in London for the last year and was returning yesterday' he told ANI. The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 plane bound for Gatwick airport had crashed shortly after it took off on June 12. The plane hit a building of the BJ Medical College Hostel and burst into flames. The airlines said that all but one of the 242 people on board the aircraft had died in the mishap. Most of the remains recovered from the burnt wreckage have been charred and cannot be identified and forensic teams are working around the clock to collect DNA samples. Thakur Ravi, who prepares food at BJ Medical's UG mess, said, 'In this accident, my mother, Sarlaben Pralhadji Thakur, and my two-year-old daughter Adyaravi Thakur are still missing after the plane crash. My mother, my wife, and I used to cook at the UG students' mess.' A local who resides near the AI-171 crash site said, 'I entered the garden and saw thick smoke coming out (from the building)...I called my friends, around 15-20 of them came. I told them the plane has we rescued was alive, but two people died on their way to the hospital. Till I was there, 4 people were other friends rescued around 20-25 students. We recovered eight cylinders. My home is 100m away from this place...' Visuals from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital this morning showed police serve refreshments to families of those injured in the plane crash. A formal investigation has been launched by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly crash, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gujarat ATS recovered a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the debris of the plane crash. (ANI)
Straits Times
a day ago
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- Straits Times
Lunch plates abandoned, plane parts embedded in walls after Air India jet hit doctors' hostel
A police officer stands in front of debris left after an Air India plane crashed into a doctors' hostel. PHOTO: REUTERS Debris lies at the crash site after an Air India aircraft crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India on June 12. PHOTO: REUTERS Follow our live coverage here. AHMEDABAD, India - Lunch break at a doctors' hostel in India's Ahmedabad turned fatal for many when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through the roof of its dining area as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after take-off, killing more than 240 people. Only one passenger survived the crash of the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet on June 12 , the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. As many as 24 people on the ground were also killed, according to local media. A day after the tragedy, Mr Thakur Ravi, who worked in the kitchen at the B.J. Medical College hostel, is still searching for his mother – a cook there – and his two-year-old daughter, whom he left under her care. The last time he saw them was before he set off to deliver lunch boxes to senior doctors at the hospital, about half an hour before the crash. 'All the other ladies who cook food at the hostel managed to escape, but my mother and daughter got left inside... I have searched everywhere but have not found them,' he told reporters on June 13 . At least four undergraduate students and five relatives of students were killed in the crash, a resident doctor, who is part of the junior doctors' association at the college, told Reuters, on condition of anonymity. Images of the dining area shortly after the incident showed wheels and other parts of the aircraft embedded in the walls, while debris and belongings of the students, including clothes and books, lay scattered on the floor. Steel tumblers and plates still containing some food lay on the few tables that were left intact, with a section of the aircraft that was partially wedged on top of the damaged building, giving an indication of the devastation inside. A strong stench of jet fuel hung in the air at the site on June 13 , as the authorities used cranes to remove charred trees and debris, while a portion of the wall of the top floor of the hostel lay on the ground. Loud wails could be heard at the home of Mr Akash, a resident of Ahmedabad who was charred to death as he rushed to save his mother who ran a tea stall near the hostel and was caught in the blaze of the crash. His mother managed to escape. 'Her son ran in to save her but got blinded by the smoke and... was completely burnt. He died in front of our eyes,' Mr Akash's aunt, Ms Jasi, told Reuters, adding that his mother suffered burn injuries and was undergoing treatment. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Malay Mail
a day ago
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- Malay Mail
Lunch plates abandoned, plane parts embedded in walls after Air India jet hit doctors' hostel
Parts of the plane hit canteen as doctors ate lunch Missing cook's son searches for her and his young daughter Plates with food remain on few tables still intact Relatives mourn man who died trying to rescue his mother AHMEDABAD (India), June 13 — Lunch break at a doctors' hostel in India's Ahmedabad turned fatal for many in the dining area when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through its roof as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after takeoff, killing more than 240 people. Only one passenger survived the crash of the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet on Thursday, the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. As many as 24 people on the ground were also killed, according to local media. A day later, Thakur Ravi, who worked in the kitchen at the B.J. Medical College hostel, is still searching for his mother — a cook there — and his two-year-old daughter, who he left under her care. The last time he saw them was before he set off to deliver lunch boxes to senior doctors at the hospital, about half an hour before the crash. 'All the other ladies who cook food at the hostel managed to escape, but my mother and daughter got left inside ... I have searched everywhere but have not found them,' he told reporters on Friday. At least four undergraduate students and five relatives of students were killed in the crash, a resident doctor, who is part of the junior doctors' association at the college, told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. A burnt charger is seen at the crash site of Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane, that crashed during take-off from an airport, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. — Reuters pic Images of the dining area shortly after the incident showed wheels and other parts of the aircraft embedded in the walls, while debris and belongings of the students, including clothes and books, lay scattered on the floor. Steel tumblers and plates still containing some food lay on the few tables that were left intact, with a section of the aircraft that was partially wedged on top of the damaged building giving an indication of the devastation inside. A strong stench of jet fuel hung in the air at the site on Friday, as authorities used cranes to remove charred trees and debris, while a portion of the wall of the top floor of the hostel lay on the ground. Loud wails could be heard at the home of Akash, a resident of Ahmedabad who was charred to death as he rushed to save his mother who ran a tea stall near the hostel and was caught in the blaze of the crash but managed to escape. 'Her son ran in to save her but got blinded by the smoke completely burnt. He died in front of our eyes,' Akash's aunt, Jasi, told Reuters, adding that his mother sustained burn injuries and was undergoing treatment. — Reuters
Reuters
a day ago
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- Reuters
Lunch plates abandoned, plane parts embedded in walls after Air India jet hit doctors' hostel
AHMEDABAD, India, June 13 (Reuters) - Lunch break at a doctors' hostel in India's Ahmedabad turned fatal for many in the dining area when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through its roof as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after takeoff, killing more than 240 people. Only one passenger survived the crash of the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner jet on Thursday, the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. As many as 24 people on the ground were also killed, according to local media. A day later, Thakur Ravi, who worked in the kitchen at the B.J. Medical College hostel, is still searching for his mother - a cook there - and his two-year-old daughter, who he left under her care. The last time he saw them was before he set off to deliver lunch boxes to senior doctors at the hospital, about half an hour before the crash. "All the other ladies who cook food at the hostel managed to escape, but my mother and daughter got left inside ... I have searched everywhere but have not found them," he told reporters on Friday. At least four undergraduate students and five relatives of students were killed in the crash, a resident doctor, who is part of the junior doctors' association at the college, told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. Images of the dining area shortly after the incident showed wheels and other parts of the aircraft embedded in the walls, while debris and belongings of the students, including clothes and books, lay scattered on the floor. Steel tumblers and plates still containing some food lay on the few tables that were left intact, with a section of the aircraft that was partially wedged on top of the damaged building giving an indication of the devastation inside. A strong stench of jet fuel hung in the air at the site on Friday, as authorities used cranes to remove charred trees and debris, while a portion of the wall of the top floor of the hostel lay on the ground. Loud wails could be heard at the home of Akash, a resident of Ahmedabad who was charred to death as he rushed to save his mother who ran a tea stall near the hostel and was caught in the blaze of the crash but managed to escape. "Her son ran in to save her but got blinded by the smoke completely burnt. He died in front of our eyes," Akash's aunt, Jasi, told Reuters, adding that his mother sustained burn injuries and was undergoing treatment.
