So far 265 people have been confirmed dead in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This horrific plane crash has shaken the entire country.
Ahmedabad:An Air India plane crashed on Thursday in Ahmedabad's BJ Medical Hostel, the debris of which is still scattered on the roof of the building. Smoke is still seen coming out from many places. The fire brigade team is working to douse the fire. The scene here is heart-wrenching. A lot can be guessed by looking at the condition of the building. Marks of death are still visible here. Looking at this scene, one can imagine what the atmosphere would have been like when the plane would have crashed here.
Smoke is still rising from the wreckage of the plane...In the morning the fire brigade employees were still trying to douse the fire in the plane. A large part of the plane was still lying on the roof of the medical hostel. The fire brigade employees were trying to find the important parts of the plane. No information has been received about the black box of the plane yet. Many employees are still present at the site of the incident. When the plane crashed, a part of it fell in Meghaninagar, due to which many people were injured.
The building of this hostel has been damaged a lot in the plane crash. It was told that the students of the medical college were having lunch in the mess in the afternoon. Then suddenly a part of the plane collided with the building. After which a large part of the building also broke and fell down.
During this time, many students of the medical college who had come here to eat food are reported to have been injured. More than 50 undergraduate medical students of BJ Medical College have been injured in this plane crash incident.
So far, news of the death of several medical students has come to light in this accident. About 40-45 students are undergoing treatment.
An Air India plane bound for London crashed into a medical college campus here minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. There were 242 people on board the plane, including two pilots and 10 crew members.
The plane crashed in Meghnagar IGP complex in Ahmedabad. At the time of the accident, there were 242 people on board the plane, including 12 cabin crew members. The plane was piloted by Captain Sumit Sabharwal, who was accompanied by First Officer Clive Kunder.
Captain Sumit Sabharwal is an LTC and has 8,200 hours of flying experience, while the co-pilot had 1,100 hours of flying experience. There were 169 Indians, 53 British, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese citizens on board the plane. Apart from this, former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani is also said to be on board the flight. However, this has not been confirmed yet.
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