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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meets Lone Survivor of Air India Crash in the Hospital
- On June 12, an Air India Boeing 787 with 242 people crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, leaving one survivor.
- The plane accelerated but struggled to gain altitude before colliding, bursting into flames and causing extensive damage and casualties.
- The crash killed 241 people onboard, including 53 British nationals and 11 children, and at least five medical students died on the ground with around 50 injured.
- Survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh reported that shortly after the aircraft became airborne, a sudden loud sound occurred before it went down, while Prime Minister Modi described the tragedy as indescribable.
- Investigators from India and the U.S. are probing the crash, DNA testing is underway to identify victims, and Modi met the survivor and held meetings with officials for relief efforts.
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Indian Prime Minister Modi visits Air India plane crash sole survivor
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed more than 240 people a day earlier. The lone survivor is British man who was seated next to an emergency exit and managed to escape through the broken hatch, according to police.
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