AI 171 crash: 260 deaths confirmed, verification still on: Gujarat health minister
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Ahmedabad: Rushikesh Patel, the state health minister said that 260 people have been confirmed dead till Tuesday in the Air India 171 plane crash incident even as further verification process is ongoing.
"Some verification work is still ongoing, but so far 260 deaths have been confirmed by DNA match and other methods along with police verification," said Patel. Govt sources said that it could take a couple of more days before the final casualty can be ascertained based on scientific evidence.
Health department officials said that the 260 confirmed dead so far include 241 passengers and crew onboard the ill-fated flight and 19 confirmed deaths on ground due to impact and subsequent fireball where the temperature soared to about 1,000°C.
Sources said that the actual figure of the deaths in the incident will only be confirmed after completion of the DNA match process.
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"Till Tuesday, 259 persons who died in the crash have been identified. These include 240 persons aboard the AI 171 along with 13 persons who died on the ground who were identified using DNA match. Six other persons who died on the ground were identified by their kin based on their physical and facial features," said Dr Rakesh Joshi, medical superintendent of the Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad which is coordinating the handing over of mortal remains of the plane crash victims to the relatives.
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Health department officials said that till Tuesday, DNA match for one of the 241 passengers remains to be ascertained. Sources said a few samples continue to remain with the Gandhinagar-based forensic laboratories in highly charred condition. "Forensic experts are attempting to extract the DNA using advanced methods," said a source.
Meanwhile, Civil Hospital authorities handed over mortal remains of a UK resident on Tuesday, taking the number of handed-over bodies from the crash to 257.
Dr Joshi said that two bodies remain with the authorities and both are UK nationals. "They are likely to be sent home soon for the last rites," he said.
All 60 passengers with foreign nationalities including 52 from the UK, seven from Portugal, and one from Canada have been identified and 58 of them have been sent home, said officials. Among the Indian nationals, the highest death toll is recorded for Ahmedabad at 73.
Noel Tata visits crash site, patients in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata made a brief visit to Ahmedabad on Tuesday in the aftermath of the Air India 171 plane crash on June 12.
Tata is reported to have visited the airplane crash site in Meghaninagar, patients admitted at the Civil Hospital, and city police commissioner GS Mallik.
Confirming Tata's visit, Mallik said that it was a courtesy call following the plane crash tragedy. "He thanked the city police for their work following the crash and appreciated our commitment," said Mallik, adding it was an informal visit.
Sources at the airport said that Tata arrived at the General Aviation terminal of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) around 7am and departed by 2pm the same day, via chartered aircraft.
Officials at Civil Hospital confirmed that a Tata-group delegation visited the hospital on Tuesday. "The delegation discussed the crash incident, the hospital's response to the incident and the health of injured victims," a senior official of the hospital said.
BJMC fraternity pays homage to deceased students
Ahmedabad: On Tuesday, 12 days after the devastating air crash on the mess of the BJ Medical College, the BJ Medical College fraternity paid homage to the four medical students and other victims of the AI 171 airplane crash.
The prayer meet was attended by state health minister Rushikesh Patel, along with senior health department officials, Civil Hospital staff, students and tutors, and relatives of the deceased.
The senior officials also planted trees on the medical college campus as a remembrance of the deceased students. About 25 persons, several of them medical students, were also injured in the crash. The majority of them have recuperated and joined duty, said officials.
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