Tragic: 2 more young doctors killed in Ahmedabad plane crash

Ahmedabad: In a heartbreaking incident, two more young and aspiring doctors lost their lives in the tragic Air India plane crash that struck the hostel mess building of BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad last week.  

The deceased have been identified as Dr Bhavesh Senta, an intern from the 2019 batch of Government Medical College, Surat, and Dr Taskin Inayatali Saiyed from the 2018 MBBS batch of NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad.

While rumours suggest that the doctors were present at the BJ Medical College mess building when the incident occurred, it remains unclear whether they were passengers on AI 171 or had visited the premises for another reason.

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Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association Junior Doctors’ Network (IMA JDN) shared the heartbreaking news on 'X', offering their condolences and mourning the loss.

"Their untimely demise is a heartbreaking reminder of how deeply this tragedy has impacted our medical fraternity. IMA JDN stand in solidarity with her family, friends, and colleagues in this moment of grief," the association said. 

A prayer meeting was held on Tuesday at 5 pm at the Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA) on Ashram Road, organised in collaboration with the AMA. Officials and members of the medical community from Ahmedabad and across Gujarat gathered to pay their respects to the doctors and medical students who lost their lives in the plane crash.

Medical Dialogues recently reported that four MBBS students unfortunately lost their lives, and 20 students sustained serious injuries after the London-bound Air India plane crashed into the mess building of the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.

According to a press note issued by the Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJ Medical College, out of the 20 injured students, 11 have already been discharged from the hospital and are in stable condition.

The crash also impacted the families of doctors living in the Atulyam building, which houses Super Speciality doctors. Four family members have tragically died. Additionally, the wife of a resident doctor from the Super Speciality department has been injured and is under treatment.

The tragedy unfolded just 32 seconds after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:38 PM. Eyewitnesses and video footage show the aircraft failing to gain lift before plunging into the BJ Medical College Hostel and bursting into flames. Before the incident, the pilots had sent a Mayday call shortly after take-off, but it was too late.

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