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A horrific Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has claimed 290 lives, with doctors and medical students among the casualties after the aircraft slammed into a hostel at BJ Medical College.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Flight AI171 bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, striking the hostel’s dining area during lunch hour.
The plane, carrying 242 passengers and crew, killed 241 on board, with only one survivor, a British national seated in 11A near an emergency exit. The crash also claimed lives on the ground, including at least five medical students and other hospital staff. Dr. Minakshi Parikh, Dean of BJ Medical College, confirmed that two more students are missing, and 20 others are injured, five critically. The impact caused a massive explosion, with the plane’s tail lodged in the hostel’s structure, leaving behind scenes of uneaten meals and shattered walls.
Rescue teams recovered both black boxes, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating, with possible causes including a bird strike or engine failure.
The death toll, initially reported higher, was revised to 290 after accounting for double-counted remains, though DNA testing is ongoing for final confirmation. The tragedy has left Ahmedabad in mourning, with families and the medical community devastated by the loss of lives, including promising young doctors..
