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Investigators searched the site of one of the Worse aviation disasters And Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the only surviving passenger on Friday, one day after a Indian water The flight fell from the sky and killed 241 people on board and several people on the ground.
The Boeing 787 to London struck a medical college inn when he fell into a residential area of the northwest city of Ahmedabad a few minutes after takeoff on Thursday.
DNA tests were carried out to identify bodies that were mainly charred beyond recognition. More and more victims should be found in research on the accident site. There was no information on the question of whether black boxes – flight data and cockpit voice recorders – had been recovered.
The plane struck a building hosting a medical college inn and caught fire, killing several students, in the city which is the capital of Gujarat, the original state of Modi.
“We are all devastated by the air tragedy in Ahmedabad. The loss of so many lives in such a sudden and heartbreaking way is beyond the words,” said Modi on social networks after visiting the site. “We understand their pain and also know that the vacuum left behind will be felt for the years to come.”
Meanwhile, Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand said on Friday that it had received a report that an Air India AI 379 flight driver, which was bound for New Delhi, found a message with the bomb bomb shortly after takeoff in the morning flight.
The plane requested an emergency landing in Phuket and the 156 passengers were evacuated before the authorities started an inspection of the plane, the airport said. Inspection results were not immediately announced.
The survivor was seen in television images meeting Modi at the government hospital where he was treated for burns and other injuries.
Viswashkumar Ramesh told India national broadcaster that he still couldn’t believe that he was alive. He said the plane seemed to be stuck immediately after takeoff. He said that the lights were on, and just after that, he accelerated but seemed unable to gain size before he crashed.
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He said that the side of the plane where he was sitting fell on the ground floor of a building and that there was space to escape after the door opened. He detached his seat belt and forced himself to get out of the plane.
“When I opened my eyes, I realized that I was alive,” he said.
Investigation of the cause and identification of victims
The Office of the Aircraft Accident Survey of India Survey, and US investigation participants should include people from the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and General Electric.
Doctors carry out DNA tests to identify the people killed, said the president of the Federation of the All India Medical Association, Akshay Dongardiv. Meanwhile, mourning families gathered outside the civil hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Two hospital doctors said the bodies of four medical students killed on the ground after the plane crash had been given to their families. They said that at least 30 other injured students were still admitted to the hospital and that at least four of them were essential.
Modi held a meeting with senior officials on Friday and met some of the injured on the ground during the hospital visit.
Thursday’s Air India accident involved a 12 -year -old Boeing 787. Boeing aircraft were prey to safety problems on other types of aircraft.
According to experts, there are currently about 1,200 of the 787 Dreamliner planes worldwide and it was the first fatal accident in 16 years of operation.
The Indian Conglomerate Tata Sons took over India in 2022, returning the National Suté carrier from debt to private property after decades of government control. Since the takeover, Air India has ordered hundreds of new planes, redesigned its brand and the livery and absorbed airlines smaller Tata.
Eye witness accounts describe damage
Residents living in the surroundings, which were among the first to rush on the accident site and help save, described the extent of the damage as they had never seen.
“At the beginning, I could not understand anything, it was only smoke everywhere. We could see small games (of the plane) burn,” said Indrajeet Singh Solanki.
SOLANKI said he and many others helped the wounded and rushed them into hospitals. “We had only one goal: to save lives whatever happens,” he said.
The tragedy let him shake. “It will be difficult to sleep for the next few days at least,” said Solanki.
—Roy reported to New Delhi and Hussain reported to Srinagar, India. Jintamas Saksornchai contributed from Bangkok, Thailand.
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