Relatives of those on board the Air India plane rushed to the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad on Thursday after the London-bound flight, carrying 242 people, crashed minutes after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
Outside the hospital, where crash victims are being treated, distressed family members expressed deep concern.
Speaking with ANI, Bhawna Patel, a relative of one of the passengers, said, “My sister was going to London. Her flight was around 1:10 pm, but it crashed.”
Another family member said, “My sister-in-law was on that flight to London. Within an hour, we got the news that the plane had crashed, so I came here immediately.”
Among those rushing to the hospital was the mother of a boy who had been in the hostel when the plane crashed.
“My son was at the hostel during his lunch break when the plane crashed there. Thankfully, he is safe—I spoke to him. He jumped from the second floor and sustained some injuries,” she said.
ANI