Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:08am on 14 Jun 2025,Saturday India
A London-bound Air India Boeing 787‑8 (Flight AI 171) crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad approximately 30 seconds post-takeoff on June 12, claiming 274 lives—including 241 onboard and 33 on the ground—making it India’s deadliest single-aircraft disaster . The sole survivor, British-Indian passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, recounted a loud noise and brief time in air before impact . Emergency crews retrieved the black boxes and 29 additional bodies on June 14, and recovery efforts continue . Investigators from India, U.K., U.S., Boeing and GE Aerospace are probing mechanical failure, flap or landing-gear faults, engine problems or potential bird-strike. (PC: NDTV)
