Apart from the passengers and crew on the Air India flight, at least 24 people were killed on the ground when the plane crashed into the hostel of BJ Medical College, in Meghaninagar area of ​​Ahmedabad on the afternoon of June 12.

On June 13, Dr. Minakshi Parikh, Principal of BJ Medical College, confirmed: “Four students, including two first-year students and two second-year students, along with the wife of a doctor, were killed. In addition, two other students are currently missing, and 20 students were injured, of whom five are in serious condition.”

Những đĩa cơm còn dang dở trong phòng ăn ký túc xá sinh viên Y khoa: Khoảnh khắc cuối cùng trước thảm kịch hàng không tại Ấn Độ- Ảnh 1.

Part of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (Photo: Reuters)

Những đĩa cơm còn dang dở trong phòng ăn ký túc xá sinh viên Y khoa: Khoảnh khắc cuối cùng trước thảm kịch hàng không tại Ấn Độ- Ảnh 2.
(Photo: Reuters)

“Three first-year students and two second-year students were seriously injured, while two third-year students are still unreachable,” Principal Parikh added. Three family members of a doctor are also listed as missing.

Since we couldn’t identify the bodies that were brought in, we formed groups of students to call each person. That’s how we got information about the number of casualties.”

Forensic experts are now on scene to assist in identifying the victim.

Dhananjay Dwivedi, Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare and Officer on Special Duty at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, said the state government has set up DNA testing centres to speed up the process of identifying the victims. Families have been asked to provide DNA samples to help in the process.

“The medical student dormitory, the hospital staff quarters and several other residential areas are in the crash zone. Around 50 injured people have been taken to hospital and are in stable condition,” Dwivedi said.

“The plane crashed in the cafeteria area of ​​the hostel, where many people were having lunch,” an eyewitness was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.

Những đĩa cơm còn dang dở trong phòng ăn ký túc xá sinh viên Y khoa: Khoảnh khắc cuối cùng trước thảm kịch hàng không tại Ấn Độ- Ảnh 3.

Unfinished meals (Photo: Reuters)

Những đĩa cơm còn dang dở trong phòng ăn ký túc xá sinh viên Y khoa: Khoảnh khắc cuối cùng trước thảm kịch hàng không tại Ấn Độ- Ảnh 4.

The room was almost completely destroyed.

From the photos at the scene, it can be seen that the cafeteria was almost completely destroyed by a piece of the plane. Broken tables and chairs were piled up, broken glass was scattered all over the floor, half-eaten plates of rice were everywhere.

Another witness, Haresh Shah, said: “There are several five-storey buildings in the area that are used as residential areas. Many people living in those apartments were also injured as the buildings caught fire after the collision.”