The deadly air accident in Ahmedabad not only left the emptiness in the families of the deceased, but also printed a terrible memory of suffering and agony of the minds of eyewitnesses. The Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner Flight, which crashed shortly after take -off with 242 passengers on board refers to one of the largest aircraft disasters in history.
A man who lives 200 meters from the accident site said he first heard a “loud bang”. Eyewitnesses, occupational driver, said Hindustan Times: “I thought it was an earthquake, but when I ran outside, I saw parts of the plane and a lot of smoke.” Flight AI171 on the way to London Gatwick of Ahmedabad dropped around 13:40.
He added: “I saw nothing for the next hour, because after the accident the area covered the huge plume of smoke. The sky was black. My neighbors and I were among the first to rush to the College building.”
The Air India flights were scattered through the BJ Medical College hostel complex in Meghani Nagar when police, firefighters and rescuers started a search and rescue operation. Only Vishwaskumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, survived a deadly accident.
According to other eyewitnesses, “massive sound” was heard after the dense black smoke absorbed the area. Even the vehicles in the parking lot lit. Hostel buildings, where several students of university and postgraduate and postgraduate students had lunch, were also in the fire after the air accident seriously damaged their structure.
“I thought there was a terrorist attack”
The owner of the office Risa Air Express, Ashutosh Pandey, told scary scenes that witnessed his nearby office. He said, “At first I thought there was a terrorist attack, similar to the 2008 incident in Asarwa Civil Hospital. The vehicles in the parking lot aroused as a result of the air accident and residential hostels for doctors were also absorbed by flames. The whole area was filled with smoke and fire.”
Among the 230 passengers on board were 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese and one was a Canadian. The accident occurred near the largest medical facility Gujarat, Asarwa Civil Hospital, which houses over 2,800 beds.
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