At least 270 people died in the Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad. According to doctors, most of the victims were passengers and crew members. The bodies are being identified by DNA analysis. This is reported by UNN with reference to the BBC.
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Doctors in India report that 270 bodies were found at the site of the plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. On Saturday, the president of the Young Doctors Association of the college, Dr. Dhaval Gameti, confirmed that "the hospital received the bodies of 270 victims." Of these, 241 are passengers and crew members of flight AI171.
More than thirty victims have been officially identified using DNA samples provided by relatives. Officials are also trying to determine how many people died at the scene and are continuing the process of comparing DNA samples to confirm the identities of the victims.
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Indian media reported that an Air India plane bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad airport in western India on Thursday afternoon. Air India has confirmed the incident with its aircraft.
The Boeing 787-8 passenger plane, which had 242 people on board, crashed into a dormitory, killing passengers and people on the ground. 204 bodies were found at the crash site in India.
Police reported one survivor, but the death toll could rise as the plane crashed in a residential area.