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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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Death toll from plane crash in India climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies
The London-bound plane struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 on board and at least 29 on the ground.(Image credit: Rafiq Maqbool)
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…
Death Toll in Air India Plane Crash Exceeds 270, According To Police - teleSUR English
The death toll from the Air India AI171 flight tragedy has exceeded 270, with 241 of them passengers on board the plane, according to a police source directly involved in the rescue efforts who spoke to EFE this Saturday. RELATED: Only One Survivor in India Plane Crash Although an official statement with the definitive figures has not yet been issued, the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, indicated that the final toll could be “betwe…
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