6 hours agoIndian official: No survivors of the plane crash of Air India
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Ahmedabad Police Commissioner, G.S. Malik, said that “seems to have no survivors of” from the tragic crash of Air India aircraft, which occurred Thursday in a residential area shortly after the establishment. He added that “some locals may also have died”, while the precise numbers of victims are still under way [...]
He added that some local “may also have died”, while the precise numbers of victims are still under way.
Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamlinker, with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 crew members, crashed five minutes after being established in Meghan Nagar's residential zone in Ahmedabad. The plane lost its signal immediately after reaching altitude of 190 feet [190 m].
Image from the scene showed intense smoke coming out of the building where the plane fell, a dorm for local hospital doctors. Rescue personnel confirmed that at least 30 bodies were extracted from the ruins. Among the passengers were 169 Indian citizens, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. Investigations into the causes of the accident continue. /Periscope/
