Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, visited the crash site where an Air India London-bound flight crashed on Thursday, June 12. After being briefed about the situation at the crash site, he proceeded to the hospital where the injured were being treated.
The Prime Minister is said to have stayed at the site for about 20 minutes to take stock of the situation, before moving to the hospital to meet with the injured. He was accompanied by Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu while the Prime Minister took stock of the situation at the crash site.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, state Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi and state BJP chief CR Patil were at the Ahmedabad airport to receive the Prime Minister, where he arrived ahead of his visit.
The Prime Minister will also meet with Anjanliben Rupani, wife of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who also died in the crash.
Meanwhile, Civil Aviation Minister Naidu will continue to monitor the situation and meet with all departments concerned, crucial to the search and rescue operation.
At least 265 people were killed after an Air India flight bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed minutes after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, in what is being called one of the deadliest aviation disasters in recent history. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ploughed straight into a medical college hostel, sparking a massive blaze and leaving .
The ill-fated Flight AI171 went down in the densely populated Meghaninagar residential area; CCTV footage and videos captured by onlookers showed the aircraft losing altitude as it struggled to gain lift before erupting into a fireball upon impact.