241 out of the 242 passengers and crew on the flight died, whereas 29 floor victims had been reported. There was just one survivor from the flight.
The physique of one of many victims from the Air India airplane crash handed over to relations after DNA matching confirmed the id. (HT photograph)
Dr Rakesh Joshi, superintendent of the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital confirmed that efforts had been nonetheless ongoing to establish the greater than 270 victims of the airplane crash.
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Dr Joshi stated, “We have matched DNA samples of 119 victims. Of these, 76 mortal remains have already been handed over to their respective families.”
He added, “Out of the remaining 43, the mortal remains of 14 deceased will be handed over by tomorrow morning. As time is running, people are also going through panic. We are receiving panic calls. As we are matching DNAs, results will keep coming.”
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The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane crashed right into a hostel complicated shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing many of the passengers and crew, together with former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
241 out of the 242 passengers and crew on the flight died, whereas 29 floor victims had been reported. There was just one survivor from the flight.
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Of the 51 folks injured within the incident, 38 have been discharged, whereas 13 are nonetheless present process remedy, stated Dr. Patel, a professor of surgical procedure on the government-run B J Medical College.
The Gujarat state aid commissioner Alok Kumar Pandey instructed PTI that households of all 230 passengers who died on the flight had been contacted.
“Members of only three deceased passengers are yet to give their DNA samples as they live abroad. They are expected to arrive tomorrow evening. Along with the mortal remains, we are also handing over death certificates to the kin so that they don’t face any issues afterwards,” stated Pandey.
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