Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Several Students Feared Dead At BJ Medical College Hostel

Ahmedabad, Gujarat: A tragic Air India plane crash shortly after take off from Ahmedabad airport has left people in shock, as 241 out of 242 passengers were declared dead by the officials. Even more shocking is that the flight crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel building near Civil Hospital, causing students’ casualties and damaging the mess area.

During the crash, there were reportedly many students in the mess. At least four undergraduate students and one postgraduate resident were reported to have been killed. Several students have sustained injuries, NDTV reported citing sources. Around 50 to 60 intern and resident doctors were present inside the building, and the explosive force onto the facility instantly killed many inside, bodies mutilated. Some intern doctors charred and crushed under concrete debris, while others found in pieces, The New Indian Express reported quoting eyewitnesses.

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According to Additional Chief Secretary of Gujarat Health and Family Welfare Department Dhananjay Dwivedi, the students’ hostel, staff quarters, and residential areas near the crash site were affected.

The Air India AI-171 flight crashed minutes after take-off in Ahmedabad after the plane had reached a height of around 825 feet when it suddenly descended. There was a mayday call from the pilot before everything fell silent.

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Only one passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, miraculously survived the crash by jumping off the flight today. He was seated on 11A, located on the aircraft’s right, two rows ahead of the plane’s wings.