Ahmedabad: The biggest regret of Satinder Singh Sandhu, who was among the first responders to reach the AI-171 plane crash site, is that more lives could not be saved.
Even a year after Ahmedabad witnessed one of the world's deadliest aviation disasters, which claimed 260 lives, the 45-year-old supervisor of 108 Emergency Services says the memories of burnt human flesh and aviation fuel return whenever he passes through the area.
Deployed at Gate No. 8 of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Asarwa, barely 200 metres from the BJ Medical College hostel complex where the aircraft crashed, a deafening blast startled Sandhu, who then saw a thick veil of smoke rising from the scene.
He ran to the spot and helped rescue many injured, including "miracle" man Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the crash, only to learn about the magnitude of the tragedy later.
Sandhu worked until 4.30 am the next morning, supervising 35 ambulances pressed by 108 Emergency Services, transporting injured and bodies to hospitals. The work continued for the next week as rescuers pulled out charred victims and their body parts from the debris.
London-bound Air India flight AI-171 crashed into the hostel complex in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 241 persons on board and 19 on the ground.
10/06/2026 PTI/NDTV
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