Air India crash death toll reaches 270 as authorities continue search for bodies

Published on 14/06/2025 - 17:51 GMT+2

The hunt for bodies astatine nan tract of 1 of India's worst aviation disasters entered its 3rd time connected Saturday, pinch nan decease toll climbing arsenic precocious arsenic 270 and authorities continuing their hunt for much bodies.

The Air India, London-bound Boeing 787 collapsed into a aesculapian assemblage lodging successful a residential area of India's Ahmedabad successful Gujarat state, sidesplitting 241 connected committee and astatine slightest 29 connected nan ground.

Only 1 rider survived, who is presently still nether study for immoderate of his wounds. “He is doing very good and will beryllium fresh to beryllium discharged anytime soon,” said Dr. Dhaval Gameti astatine nan Civil Hospital successful Ahmedabad.

Some relatives of nan clang victims expressed vexation connected Saturday that nan process of identifying and handing complete nan remains of nan dormant was taking excessively long. Authorities opportunity it usually takes up to 72 hours to complete DNA matching pinch samples provided by relatives, and they are expediting nan process.

Crash investigation good underway

Meanwhile, nan Indian authorities has formed a high-level, multi-disciplinary committee to look into nan causes starring to nan clang to spell alongside a separate, general investigation by nan Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.

The committee will attraction connected formulating procedures to forestall and grip craft emergencies successful nan early and “will not beryllium a substitute to different enquiries being conducted by applicable organisations," nan Ministry of Civil Aviation said successful a statement.

Authorities are besides inspecting Air India's full fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, nan country's Miniser of Civil Aviation said successful his first news briefing since Thursday's crash.