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In the recent Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy, 241 people out of 242 onboard died. DNA matches identified 215 victims in the Air India AI-171 plane crash while mortal remains of a total of 198 deceased were handed over to their respective families, ANI reported.
Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Superintendent Rakesh Joshi on June 20 said, “215 DNA samples have been matched, of which the mortal remains of 198 deceased have been handed over to their families…Of the 198 deceased, 149 are Indian nationals, seven Portuguese, 32 British and one Canadian.”
As per the report, the mortal remains of 183 victims were dispatched by road through ambulances while the bodies of remaining 15 victims were dispatched by air.