Archive · 15 Jun 2025
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Victims Identified, Families Receive Remains
A plane crashed in Ahmedabad, causing many deaths.
People are working to identify the victims.
DNA tests are helping to match bodies with families.
Some bodies have been returned to their loved ones.
The funeral of a former leader, Vijay Rupani, will be held with respect.
People are also holding vigils to remember those who died in the crash.
Candlelight vigils were held in Sikkim to honor victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash.
DNA matches have been confirmed for 90 victims of the crash.
33 bodies have been handed over to families so far.
The crash occurred on June 12 shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's funeral will be held with state honors.
- Who
- 242 passengers and crew members were on board, plus 29 people on the ground were killed.
- What
- A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college hostel.
- When
- The crash occurred on June 12.
- Where
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
- Why
- The cause of the crash is not mentioned in the articles.
- Plane Type
- Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
- Location
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
- Date of Crash
- June 12
- Victims Identified by DNA
- 90
- Bodies Returned to Families
- 33
- Victims on the Ground
- 29
Sources
Ahmedabad plane crash: ‘Felt like an earthquake, then there was fire, heard screams’
Medical Hostel Cook Hopes For 'Second Miracle' After Daughter, Mother Go Missing In Crash
Sikkim BJP organises candlelight vigil in memory of Ahmedabad plane crash victims