Remains of Ahmedabad plane crash victims handed over to families
Of the 270 dead, 241 were passengers and cabin crew on the London-bound flight. The remaining were killed when the plane crashed into a college hostel
Officials on Sunday said samples of 80 victims of Ahmedabad plane crash have matched with kin so far, with 33 mortal remains handed over to families, reported PTI news agency.
A total of 270 bodies were brought to the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad after the deadly Air India plane crash on Thursday. Of the 270 bodies, 241 were passengers and cabin crew on the London-bound flight. The remaining were killed when the plane crashed into a hostel of BJ Medical College.
Families of the crash victims continue to throng outside the Civil Hospital's mortuary as authorities carry out DNA tests.
DNA sampling underway
As per additional medical superintendent of BJ Medical College, Rajnish Patel, a total of 80 bodies have been recognised through the DNA sampling process and 33 mortal remains have been handed over to the families.
Air India crash marks first fatal crash for Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Air India plane crash of Thursday marked the first fatal crash for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The plane, which was bound for London's Gatwick airport, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Vallabhbhai International Airport.
The Ahmedabad plane crash has also sparked a multi-national investigation into the incident with experts from US and UK flying in to assess the situation.
The flight, carrying 242 passengers and cabin crew, crashed into BJ Medical College's student hostel. Of the 242 people on board, a 40-year-old Indian-origin British national is the sole survivor of the plane crash.
