Ahmedabad plane crash: Another body recovered from crash site; medical college confirms four MBBS students among victims
The Hindu
Firefighters discover body at Air India crash site in Ahmedabad; medical students among casualties, identification process ongoing.
Firefighters assisting forensic and aviation authorities at the Air India crash site in Ahmedabad discovered another body on Saturday (June 14, 2025) morning.
Confirming the development, Additional Chief Fire Officer Jayesh Khadia said: “Our firemen, who are helping forensic and aviation experts in their ongoing investigation at the crash site, found some body parts from the canteen’s rubble on Friday, while a body was found today morning.”
Also read: Air India Ahmedabad plane crash updates on June 14, 2025
Rajnish Patel, Head of Surgery, Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, confirmed that a body was recovered on Saturday (June 14, 2025), which was stuck beneath the tail portion of the crashed aircraft.
The ill-fated Air India Flight AI-171, a London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner, that crashed minutes after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, killed all but one of the 242 people onboard, along with several residents on the ground. It ploughed into the medical hostel complex and its dining mess in the densely populated Meghaninagar area.
Among those killed were four MBBS students from B.J. Medical College (BJMC), who were having lunch in the mess building when the tragedy struck. The Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJMC confirmed the fatalities and added that 20 other students were injured in the crash. Of them, 11 have been discharged and are currently in stable condition, while the rest are recovering under observation.
“All admitted patients are stable and recovering quickly,” said Dr. Dhaval Gameti, president of the JDA.
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