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News Topical, Digital Desk : Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crash: Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane met with an accident in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Thursday (12 June). Shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in the afternoon, the plane crashed and fell in a residential area of the city. A part of the plane fell on top of the hostel of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar area. There were 242 people on board the plane, including two pilots and 10 crew members.
According to AP, all 242 people on board the plane died. Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner has informed that one person survived the accident, whose treatment is going on. The passenger's name is Vishwas Kumar Ramesh. There were 169 Indian passengers on board the plane. Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani also died in the accident.
What was the loss in the plane crash?
After the crash, the plane caught fire. The plane was completely destroyed. 241 people lost their lives. Apart from this, a part of the plane fell on the hostel of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar area, causing a lot of damage to the building. Medical students also eat lunch in the hostel mess. There are also reports of many students and people getting injured. However, there is no official information yet about casualties of students or local people. Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was also aboard the plane.
Huge crowd outside civil hospital in Ahmedabad
After the plane crash, many people are wandering around in search of their loved ones and in search of their treatment. There is a crowd of relatives of those injured in the accident outside the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. The relatives are being prevented from going inside. The relatives standing outside the hospital are appealing to the officials to let them in. Medical emergency has been declared in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Private doctors are also reaching the hospital for treatment.
What are the special features of Dreamliner 787 aircraft?
The plane with which this accident happened in Ahmedabad is considered one of the best passenger planes in the world. Boeing's Dreamliner 787 plane has many specialties. Let us tell you about that too.
What is special about Boeing 787-8?
- Length- 56 meters
- Height- 17 meters
- Wing width- 60 meters
- Engine - 2
- Fuel Capacity- 1,26,000 litres
- Range- 13,620KM
- Speed- 954 KM/H
- Seating Capacity- 250+
- Manufacturer- Boeing
- Cost- Rs 2.18 thousand crores
The plane was 12 years old
The plane that crashed in Ahmedabad is about 12 years old. It took off at 1.38 pm and crashed at 1.43 pm. The plane crashed just 5 minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport for Gatwick, London. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane (AI171) was seen coming down very fast immediately after takeoff and it crashed. After the plane caught fire, smoke spread all around.
Eyewitnesses in Ahmedabad said that the fire was so fierce that at least one multi-storey building was badly affected. Flight operations at the airport in the city have been temporarily suspended. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out rapidly.
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