Former gujarat cm vijay rupani died in an air india plane crash in Ahmedabad. On thursday (12 June), this plane was going from Sardar Vallabhbhai patel airport in ahmedabad to London. Rupani was going to london to meet his daughter. Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil has mourned his death. CR Patil said that he was going to meet his family, he became a victim of this accident. May god give peace to his soul too.
One person survived the accident
Ahmedabad police Commissioner GS Malik has given information about one person surviving in the accident. He told that the person is undergoing treatment in the hospital. Within a few minutes of take-off, the plane crashed into a building.
Search for the black box continues
Out of the 242 people on board the plane, 169 were Indians, 7 Portuguese, 53 British and one Canadian citizen. This accident happened in Meghnani Nagar area of ahmedabad which is located at a short distance from the airport. The pilot made a mayday call. This is a call made in an emergency. The reason why the plane crashed will be revealed from the black box. Every small and big information related to the plane is recorded in the black box.
The pilot in command was Sumit Sabharwal
The pilot in command of this plane was sumit Sabharwal and the co-pilot was Clive Kunder. The plane took off at 1.38 pm and crashed at 1.43 pm. Sabharwal had 8200 hours of flying experience, while Kunder had 1100 hours of flying experience. The plane took off from runway 23.
There is information that some people have been injured in the hospital hostel where the plane crashed. After the plane crash, the treatment of the injured people from the debris is going on. Teams are engaged in relief and rescue work. Leaders of the country and the world have expressed deep condolences on this accident.
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