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Air India Family of Five's Heartbreaking Final Selfie on Plane Moments Before Crash

  • A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers, including Dr. Prateek Joshi and his family, tragically crashed shortly after departing from Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12.
  • The crash followed a distress call from the pilot reporting loss of thrust and power, with aviation experts suspecting sudden engine failure or inability to gain lift, while officials await a detailed investigation.
  • The flight, bound for Gatwick, killed more than 240 people including medical professionals and local figures such as former headmistress Panna Nagar, while one passenger survived and several others were injured.
  • Authorities and community leaders expressed deep sorrow, with Air India offering compensation of Rs 1 crore to each victim’s family and Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the tragedy "heartbreaking beyond words."
  • The crash has left families and communities devastated, prompting ongoing support efforts while investigators continue recovering evidence, including the plane's black box, to determine the precise cause.
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After the crash of an air India machine in Ahmedabad in West India, the number of fatalities has increased. As is now known, a family of five was also on board. A selfie that she had posted shortly before her last flight goes around the world ... The family of doctors from Rajasthan finally wanted to realize their dream of life in London – but they were never supposed to reach their destination. The flight they booked was Air India flight AI-171…

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Among the victims of the crashed Air India flight was also a family of five. The selfie they posted shortly before departure now goes viral.

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Tributes pour in for Britons killed in Air India plane crash

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Financial Express broke the news in Uttar Pradesh, India on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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