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Air India Boeing 787 Crashes After Takeoff From Ahmedabad, Killing 241

Investigators have begun DNA sampling for victim identification after recovering the black box from the crash site

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Bhoomi Chauhan missed the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to Gatwick by minutes due to heavy traffic

Overview

  • The Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down in a residential neighborhood seconds after departing Ahmedabad, killing 241 passengers and crew and causing additional ground fatalities
  • An international probe is under way with Indian, British and American teams analyzing flight data and wreckage to determine whether technical issues or pilot error triggered the crash
  • British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh emerged as the sole survivor after crawling through an emergency exit and has since shared his firsthand account with investigators
  • Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old British student, missed boarding by ten minutes due to traffic and described her narrow escape as a “miracle”
  • Air India confirmed the onboard fatalities included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian