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Add as preferred source on GoogleAuthorities in Gujarat have identified 259 of 260 victims from the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The crash involved a Boeing 787-8 and resulted in 19 additional ground fatalities.
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Authorities in Gujarat state said on Tuesday they had identified all but one of 260 bodies recovered following an Air India plane crash earlier this month in the western city of Ahmedabad.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, lost height seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12 and erupted in a fireball as it hit a medical college hostel.
There was one survivor among those on the plane, and the crash also killed 19 people on ground.
The death count was below the authorities' earlier estimate of 270 but officials remained cautious on the final toll.
"We have identified 259 victims. They include 240 passengers and 19 non-passengers. DNA test result of one passenger is still awaited," said Rakesh Joshi, superintendent of Ahmedabad civil hospital.
"The site of the crash is still being cleared. Unless we are certain that no additional victims are going to be found, we cannot declare the final death toll," Joshi added.
The remains of the 256 people have been handed over to their families, the local government said in a statement, adding that 253 victims were identified through DNA sample matching and the remaining six through facial identification.
(Reporting by Sumit Khanna; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
Authorities have identified 259 victims, including 240 passengers and 19 non-passengers. The DNA test result of one passenger is still awaited.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner lost height seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad and erupted in a fireball as it hit a medical college.
The flight had 242 people on board, and there was one survivor among those on the plane.
The site of the crash is still being cleared, and authorities are cautious about declaring the final death toll until they are certain no additional victims will be found.
The initial death count estimate was 270, but the confirmed count is now 259, which is lower than earlier estimates.
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