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Death toll in Indian plane crash climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies
- On Thursday in Ahmedabad, a 12-year-old Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into residential buildings shortly after takeoff, killing most aboard and on the ground.
- The crash occurred minutes after takeoff on a London-bound flight carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew, including nationals from India, Britain, Portugal, and Canada.
- Recovery teams found at least 279 bodies by Saturday amid scattered wreckage, with the plane's tail wedged into a medical college hostel and the black box retrieved to aid investigations.
- British survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, age 40, remains hospitalized with burn injuries and described witnessing crew and passengers perish while unexplainably surviving the fiery crash.
- Authorities expedite DNA and dental record identification while a government committee forms to analyze causes and improve emergency procedures, as families await delayed body releases amid high distress.
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India.- The search and recovery teams continued to track for the third day the scene of one of the worst aviation disasters in India, after an Air India flight crashed and caused at least 270 deaths in Gujarat state, authorities said on Saturday. Boeing 787 on its way to London hit a medical school residence in a residential area of northwestern Ahmedabad minutes after taking off on Thursday. 241 people died on board and at least 29 on land. One…
After the devastating plane crash in India, the number of fatalities rises to 270. While relatives struggle for clarity, investigators hope for answers from the flight data recorder.
Authorities reported that the number of Air India's flight deaths rose to 270, after a third day of search and recovery of bodies.
Engines Lost Power At Critical Stage: Ex-Air Force Chief On Air India Plane Crash
Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha (Reired), on Saturday said the engine of the Air India aircraft that crashed near Ahmedabad airport on June 12 "definitely" lost power at a critical stage and there was no time for recovery.
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