Ahmedabad Plane Crash: A Year on, Victim’s Father Rebuilds Life; Says Son Kept His Promise Even After Death
Families remember the 260 dead as officials plan to demolish the damaged hostel and rebuild it after the Air India crash.
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Survivors of Air India disaster ‘forced to return to clear up crash site’
Namita Singh visits the Flight 171 crash site in Ahmedabad, where those who were inside the medical college at the time recall their brush with death, and the traumatic experience of returning to the scene
Air India flight AI-171 crashed in a horrific manner just 32 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad. All 240 passengers and crew on board the plane died in the accident, while 19 innocent people on the ground also lost their lives. One year after this accident, which is among the worst air accidents in the country, the biggest question remains – why did this accident happen? Was it just an accident or did something happen in the cockpit that br…
A year on, AI crash victims' father rebuilds life, says son kept his promise even after death
Ahmedabad, Jun 8 (PTI) Nearly a year after the Ahmedabad plane crash snatched away his filmmaker son Mahesh Jirawala, who had promised to rebuild the family's life, 62-year-old Girdharbhai Kalawadia still struggles to accept the loss. Yet, sitting inside the modest two-bedroom flat bought with compensation received after the tragedy, the grieving father says his son ultimately fulfilled that promise, even in death.Today, Girdharbhai shares the …
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