DNA tests will be carried out to ascertain the identities of those who perished in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad city on Thursday afternoon. Pic/ Nimesh Dave
“To identify those who lost their lives in the plane crash, arrangements have been made by Ahmedabad Civil Hospital to collect DNA samples. Close relatives, such as parents or children, of the deceased will be able to give DNA samples at Kasoti Bhavan of BJ Medical College of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital,” state health department principal secretary Dhananjay Dwivedi said
State health department principal secretary Dhananjay Dwivedi refused to divulge details of the death toll in the crash
Dwivedi said several persons were injured as the plane crashed into the residential quarters of doctors serving in the civil hospital and studying in the BJ Medical College
“Fifty persons, who were injured in the incident, are currently being treated at the Civil Hospital. All the patients are stable,” said Dwivedi.
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 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 on Thursday
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
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