In recent flight crash, a 265 people killed when an Air India flight certain for London crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad airport. PM Modi inspected the crash site and visited the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, in which the injured are receiving treatment. A forensics group is also at the scene.
The method of identifying victims is ongoing at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. A team of 70 to 80 doctors deployed at the facility. So, 5 victims recognized, and their bodies hand over to their households: one from Gujarat and Rajasthan and one from Madhya Pradesh.
PM Modi Conducts Meeting with Gujarat officers
PM Modi on Friday held a meeting with top Gujarat officers after visit the site of flight crash. He briefed on the sequence of events after the crash and issued instructions to country officials.
The sick-fated Flight AI171 was headed for London’s Gatwick Airport when it went down in the densely populated Meghaninagar residential area, just minutes after take off. There had been 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian many of the 230 passengers on board, along with 12 crew members.
UK PM coordinate with PM after Crash
The plane crashed into the hostel block of a medical university during lunchtime, growing casualties on the floor. Rescue workers said temperatures on the crash site reached 1,000 degrees Celsius because of the explosion of over 1.25 lakh liters of jet gas.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated the plane sent a Mayday call moments before losing contact. The tragedy marks the first crash concerning a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a model brought into service provider in 2011. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the Foreign Secretary is coordinating with the PM Modi in the probe.
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