Tragedy in India: Air-India aircraft crash demands 279 life!
Tragedy in India: Air-India aircraft crash demands 279 life!
Ahmedabad, Indien - On Thursday, June 14, 2025, a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, India. A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Airline Air India, which was just on the way to London Gatwick, plunged into a residential area shortly after the start. The number of fatalities has now risen to 279 after 265 fatalities have been reported. The final report on the number of victims will be created after the DNA identification of the deceased personal results.
There were 242 people on board the machine, including 230 passengers: 169 Indian citizens, 53 British citizens, 7 Portuguese citizens and 1 Canadian citizen, as well as 12 crew members. The possible victims on the ground include at least five medical students who died when the plane directly into the B.J. dining room of the B.J. Medical College crashed. Videos of the incident show the aircraft how it lost height with the nose straight up before it disappeared and exploded behind buildings. Only an inmate, the British citizen Viswash Kumar Ramesh, survived the crash and is currently being treated in the hospital.First success in the investigation
The airline stated that of the 242 people on board 241 were confirmed as dead, which also underlines the tragedy of the accident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash location and got a picture of the situation, while the investigation has already started. Documented times show that the aircraft started at 1:38 p.m. local time and crashed just five minutes later, shortly after the last signal reception.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has already sent a team of US investigators to India to clarify the causes of the accident. Boeing, the plane manufacturer, is in contact with Air India and offers support. This represents the first incident of this kind for the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, whereby the weather conditions are described as unproblematic at the time of the crash: light wind and good view.
reactions and auxiliary measures
A total of at least 130 people, including doctors and paramedics, were mobilized by the Indian army to relieve the civilian authorities in the cleanup and the support of the injured. Air India CEO Campbell Wilson together with Prime Minister Modi expressed his condolences and promised extensive support for all those affected. As a survivor, Ramesh reported that he witnessed what he had done and cannot explain how he survived.
Airports worldwide look concerned about this incident, especially since the number of plane places has dropped in recent years. According to statistics, there were a total of 233 fatalities worldwide in 2022 through plane places, which reinforces the tragedy of the current accident. Before the turn of the millennium, such accidents had requested over 1,000 victims annually, while the accident rate in commercial aviation remains relatively low compared to driving.
Already now, after the accident, concern and grief are shown in the international aviation community. The hope is now to clarify the causes quickly and take measures to ensure that such an accident does not repeat itself.
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