Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday arrived in Ahmedabad at the site where the Air India plane crashed on Thursday. 265 people died in this accident. Officials said that the Prime Minister reached the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport here and from there directly reached the accident site in Meghani Nagar area. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is also with him. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner (AI171) aircraft crashed on the premises of a medical college in Meghani Nagar area shortly after take off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
It was carrying 242 passengers and crew members, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Only one passenger survived the accident. There were 10 crew members including two pilots in the plane. BJ outside the airport. Four MBBS students and a doctor’s wife were also among those killed in the medical college premises.