PNS|New Delhi
Five medical students died and many suffered injuries after Air India flight crashed into the hostel of the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This includes, four undergraduate students and a postgraduate resident. An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board — 230 passengers, 10 crew members and 2 pilots — crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport.
The flight, headed to London, departed at 13:38 pm from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The failure to achieve lift happened at a very low altitude of 825 feet.
Nearly 40 doctors have been wounded and at least one is in a critical situation. Speaking to NDTV, Dr Shyam Govind, an eye witness from the BJ Medical College said, “I and my junior doctor have been injured. 30-40 undergraduate doctors also suffered injuries and one to two students are serious.”
Ramila, the mother of one of the medical students who was present at the hostel at the time of the crash, said her son was on a lunch break. He jumped from the second floor of the building to save himself. “My son had gone to the hostel during lunch break, and the plane crashed there. My son is safe, and I have spoken to him. He jumped from the second floor, so he suffered some injuries,” Ramila, who reached the civil hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat said.
