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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stuti Mishra

Son of Air India crash victim says he missed her last call: ‘My worst nightmare’

The son of a British-Indian woman who died in the Air India plane crash has revealed he missed her last phone call, made just hours before she boarded the ill-fated flight.

Manju Mahesh Patel, 79, had been sitting in seat 12D, one row behind the only survivor of the crash, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, striking a building where medical students had gathered for lunch. At least 270 deaths have been confirmed so far.

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