Ahmedabad Plane Crash | Teenage Boy Sitting Near His Mother's Tea Stall Struck, Charred To Death

Ahmedabad: 15-year-old boy Aakash brings lunch to his mother, who sells tea at a tea stall near the building of BJ Medical College and Hospital in Ahmedabad daily. And it is a customary practice for the mother-son duo to have lunch together at the tea stall.

Thursday, June 12, was no different. Aakash brought lunch to the tea stall to his mother and both of them as usual had lunch together. After lunch on Thursday, Aakash stayed at the tea stall and lay on a cot while his mother went out to give tea to her regular customers.

The duo was not aware of what was coming and during this time, a tragedy occurred when a London-bound Air India plane crashed moments after take-off near the Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.

Aakash's aunt then narrated the heart-wrenching story that unfolded. "While all others ran away from the explosion, in a bid to save her child who was hit, Aakash's mother ran towards him. In this, she sustained severe burn injuries and is not being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government hospital in Ahmedabad," the aunt told ETV Bharat. Aakash's aunt, who could not bear the loss of the teenager, collapsed while sharing the information.

What was worse is that Aakash died on the spot and his mother, who is batting for her life, still does not know that her beloved son is no more and she would not be able to see him again.

A total of 241 out of the 242 persons aboard the plane Air India plane died in the accident, several others inside the building and near it also succumbed to injuries and burns.

The family has now given DNA samples at the BJ Medical College and Hospital. According to the hospital administration, the DNA report will be available after 72 hours, after which the body will be handed over to the family, which is still in shock after this incident.

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