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On the first day of the Air India level clang successful Ahmedabad, British High Commissioner to India Lindy Cameron connected Friday (June 12, 2026) paid tribute to the victims, saying her thoughts were with each the families affected by the tragedy. She said 52 British nationals were among the 260 persons killed successful the incident.
Ms. Cameron reached the clang tract successful the city's Meghaninagar country and offered floral tributes to those who mislaid their lives successful the AI-171 level clang connected June 12 past year.
The London-bound formation clang killed 260 persons, including 241 passengers and unit members and 19 persons connected the ground. Only 1 rider survived. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among those killed. The level crashed into a hostel analyzable of BJ Medical College 32 seconds aft take-off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport successful Ahmedabad.
"One twelvemonth agone today, the tragic Air India clang claimed 260 lives, including 52 British nationals," Ms. Cameron said successful a station connected X. "I volition ne'er hide arriving successful Ahmedabad and visiting the tract connected that day. My thoughts are with each the families affected, and I convey my squad who stood up instantly to enactment them and person continued to bash truthful successful the toughest circumstances. I americium backmost with immoderate of them successful Ahmedabad today," she added.
Ms. Cameron aboriginal reached the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital field to instrumentality portion successful a supplication conscionable organised astatine the BJ Medical College to wage tributes to the victims, including 4 MBBS students who were wrong their hostel erstwhile the level crashed connected the structure.
"Lindy Cameron was among the dignitaries who paid tributes to the departed souls astatine the supplication conscionable organised astatine the BJ Medical College by the inferior doctors," Civil Hospital Superintendent Dr. Rakesh Joshi said. After the meeting, students, doctors and different dignitaries planted 260 trees arsenic a tribute to 260 deceased, helium said, adding that Ms. Cameron near aft the supplication meet. Later, inferior doctors organised a humor donation campy successful the premises arsenic a tribute to the victims.
