Overview

• Air India flight 171 crashed moments after departing Ahmedabad, killing more than 300 people and sparing only one passenger.
• The victims included Dr Pratik Joshi, a software professional who had lived in London for six years, along with his wife Dr Komi Vyas and their three children.
• Witnesses reported the plane went down in a residential neighborhood in eastern Ahmedabad, scattering wreckage across multiple homes.
• Relatives received a final selfie taken by the Joshi family before boarding, capturing their hope for a new life abroad.
• Friends and neighbors remembered the couple as compassionate medical professionals driven by aspirations for their children’s future.