Bhoomi Chauhan heard about the crash just as she was exiting the airport building, having been turned away from the check-in counter for a 10-min delay.
One of the victims of the crash was London resident and hotel management student Kinal Patel, who was in India for treatment following car accident in which she had escaped with broken jaw.
Family members were at the hospital to give their blood for DNA samples, so that the victims could be identified and they could claim the bodies of their loved ones.
Global media terms the crash as the latest in a string of high-profile aviation disasters, raising the question: 'How safe is it to fly?'. They also highlight eyewitness accounts.
55-year-old Sarla Ben & her granddaughter were at the hostel mess of BJ Medical College at the time of the crash, say family members, and have been missing ever since.
A SDRF staff recalls how an ominous thick black smoke blanketing the sky outside his office gave him a hunch that something was amiss. Team reached crash site at 1.45 pm,he adds.
An aviation safety firm's CEO says a team from the Indian aviation regulator & those from every regulator where the aircraft is operated are expected to visit the crash site soon.
Scores of RSS cadres spread out across incident site & at BJ Medical College, keeping crowds organised, providing families of victims with food and water as they navigate a tragedy.
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