Ahmedabad plane crash: DNA confirms identities of 135 of those killed
The identities of 135 persons who died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12 have been confirmed through DNA testing, The New Indian Express quoted an official as saying on Tuesday.
The bodies of 101 persons have been handed over to their families, said Dr Rakesh Joshi, the medical superintendent at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
Five among them were those who died on the ground after the aircraft crashed in a residential area.
Two hundred and forty-two persons were aboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft – enroute to London’s Gatwick airport from Ahmedabad – that crashed just 33 seconds after taking off on June 12. Only one passenger survived with “impact injuries”.
The aircraft’s crash into the hostel building of the BJ Medical College also killed at least 33 persons on the ground. This is being viewed as the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.
A high-level panel constituted to probe the accident is expected to submit its report within three months, Civil Aviation Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol was quoted as saying by The Hindu on Tuesday.
The minister added that safety checks have been conducted on 12 out of the 34 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that Air India operates.
“No issue has been found in them yet,” he told The Hindu.
Separately, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is conducting a probe into the crash.
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