PM Modi meets victims of Ahmedabad plane crash, 265 bodies at mortuary

An Air India flight AI-171 has crashed near BJ Medical Hostel, about six kilometers from the airport. 241 out of 242 passengers have been declared dead. The civil hospital nearby is handling survivors and bodies, with 265 bodies currently at the mortuary. DNA sampling is underway for over 200 unidentified bodies. The Prime Minister visited the civil hospital to take stock of the situation. 53 nationals from the UK were on board, and families are arriving to provide DNA samples for identification.