Air India crash: 'We rushed to the spot, saved 7-8 doctors, then I lost consciousness,' says Ravi Vaghela

AHMEDABAD: Ravi Vaghela was near a pan parlour when he heard a blast. Rushing toward the chaos, he discovered a plane crash where medical students were caught in a blaze. With five others, Ravi entered the wreckage and began the rescue of medical students and doctors."Upon hearing the commotion about an aircraft accident, I noticed individuals rushing and yelling about the incident. I decided to investigate the scene myself to understand the situation. When I arrived at the location, I encountered a large gathering of onlookers, with numerous people recording the accident scene on their mobile devices," said Vaghela."Since I stay in the same area, I realised that the doctors were victims of the tragedy.

These young doctors are the cream of the entire lot, and hence they were admitted to BJ Medical College, and their parents must be proud of them. I mustered courage and decided to save these doctors. At least seven of us moved towards the mess, and we went right to the second floor and saved a student. As we brought him down, at least 10 more students and volunteers joined us, and soon we began to bring students down.

We rescued at least seven to eight students, but unfortunately, we even brought out a couple of dead bodies," said Vaghela.

"After running around the two floors and the ground at least eight to ten times, I was exhausted, and by this time, the smoke had come, and I was feeling uneasy. I fell unconscious, and when I regained consciousness, I was in the Civil Hospital where I could see some doctors that we rescued were also there," he said.