British air crash investigation experts arrive in India as tributes continue to pour in for Air India crash victims.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday, becoming one of Britain's deadliest air disasters to kill a large number of British citizens.
The plane crashed into a medical college hostel building in a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.
Rescue teams working at the scene until Friday evening found at least 25 bodies in the wreckage, officials said, and it was unclear whether they were on the plane or on the ground.
Dr. Dhaval Gameti told The Associated Press that 270 bodies had been brought to the civil hospital in Ahmedabad.
The only surviving passenger, Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, remains under observation for his injuries but is “doing very well and will be ready for discharge soon,” Dr Gameti said.
The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said on Friday evening that four of its experts had arrived in India and had expertise in aircraft operations, design and analysis of recorded data.
“The right to provide information on the progress of the investigation belongs exclusively to the Indian authorities,” the department added.
The black box was found on a roof near the crash site and could provide vital data on the cause of the disaster.
Hundreds of relatives have provided DNA samples to help identify the victims' remains.
A radiologist from Derby was on board and had “fallen back in love with fish and chips” with his family, according to the city's Hindu temple.
According to colleague Dr Pratik Joshi, he moved to the UK from India in 2021 and worked at the Royal Derby Hospital.
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