Death toll from plane crash in India climbs to 270
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Three days after a London-bound Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, authorities here have so far identified 32 victims through DNA testing and bodies of 14 have been handed over to their families, an official said on Sunday.
The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta
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ABP News on MSNAhmedabad Plane Crash: DNA Matches Confirmed for 31 Victims, 12 Bodies Handed Over to FamiliesIn a significant development related to the Ahmedabad plane crash, authorities have successfully matched the DNA of 31 victims. So far, 12 of the identified bodies have been handed over to their respective families.
Air India Flight AI-171, a London-bound Boeing 787-8, crashed near Ahmedabad airport shortly after takeoff on June 12, killing 241 of 242 people on board. The pilot's final distress call — “Thrust not
Loychusak, who is now 47, recently took to Facebook to share his shock after knowing that the only survivor of the recent crash in Ahmedabad was also seated in 11A. “The lone survivor of the plane crash in India was sitting in the same seat number as me, 11A. Goosebumps,” he wrote.
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The bodies of the 274 victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash, who have been identified, are set to be handed over to their families by the Gujarat government on Sunday, sources said.
The Turkish government has denied reports claiming that Turkish Technic carried out maintenance on the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad. The clarification follows online speculation about possible technical lapses.
A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37,