As evidence search continues, an investigation into the collapse of the Indian Airlines is underway – Country
Investigators searched the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the sole surviving passenger on Friday, the second day after Air India flew around the air and killed 241 people on the ground.
The London-bound Boeing 787 attacked a medical school hotel when it took off Thursday in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad.
DNA testing is being conducted to identify most charred bodies. More victims are expected to be found in searches at the crash site. There is no information on whether the black box has been restored (flight data and cockpit recorder).
The plane crashed into a building with a medical college hotel and blew it up and killed several students in the city of Modi's hometown of Gujarat.
Modi said on social media after visiting the website: “We are all shocked by the air tragedy in Ahmedabad. Modi said on social media after visiting the website. “We understand their pain and we also know that the gaps that will be left in the next few years.” ”
Meanwhile, Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand said on Friday it received a report that Air India AI 379 pilots were bound to New Delhi and found bomb threat information shortly after the morning flight took off.
The airport said the plane requested an emergency landing in Phuket, with all 156 passengers evacuated before authorities began inspections of the plane. The results of the inspection have not been announced immediately.
Survivors were treated for burns and other injuries at the Modi Conference meeting in government hospitals at the TV video recording conference.
Viswashkumar Ramesh told India's national broadcaster that he still couldn't believe he was still alive. He said the plane seemed to be in trouble immediately after takeoff. He said, then the lights were on and then it accelerated, but it seemed impossible to get altitude before the crash.
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He said the plane he was sitting on landing on the side of the building's ground floor, with room to escape after the door broke. He untied his seat belt and forced himself to leave the plane.
“When I opened my eyes, I realized I was still alive,” he said.
Investigate the causes and confirmation of victims
India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Agency is investigating and participants in the U.S. investigation are expected to include personnel from the National Transportation Safety Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and General Electric.
Akshay Dongardiv, president of the All-Indian Federation of Medical Associations, said medical staff were conducting DNA tests to identify those killed. Meanwhile, the sad family gathered outside the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Friday.
The bodies of four medical students died on the ground after handing over the plane crash to their families, two doctors at the hospital said. They said at least 30 injured students were still taken to the hospital, with at least four of them being crucial.
Modi held a meeting with senior officials on Friday and met with some injured people during a hospital visit.
Thursday's Air India crash involved a 12-year-old Boeing 787. Boeing aircraft plagues safety issues for other types of aircraft.
According to experts, about 1,200 of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft worldwide are currently in operation, the first fatal crash in 16 years.
The son of Indian conglomerate Tata took over Air India in 2022, returning the state carriers of debt deductions to private property after decades of government control. Since taking over, Air India has ordered hundreds of new aircraft, redesigned its branding and paintings, and absorbed a stake in smaller airline Tata.
Witness account describes damage
Residents living nearby were the first to arrive at the crash site and help rescue, describing the scale of damage that they had never seen before.
“In the beginning, I knew nothing, there was only smoke everywhere. We could see some small parts (of the plane) burning,” Indrajeet Singh Solanki said.
Solanki said he and many others helped the injured and took them to the hospital. “We have only one goal: save lives no matter what happens.”
The tragedy shook him. “It's hard to fall asleep for the next few days at least,” Solanki said.
– Reports from New Delhi and Hussein in Srinagar, India. Jintamas Saksornchai is contributed by Bangkok, Thailand.
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