Air India crash: their final selfie before takeoff

A family was heading to London, but never reached their destination.

241 people died in the Air India crash.

An Indian family relocating to London perished in the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171.

The plane crashed on June 12 in Ahmedabad. Just minutes before takeoff, Pratik Joshi, Komi Vyas, and their three children shared a selfie from their seats.

The image became the final testimony of a family’s dream that never made it to its destination.

This was reported by Infobae.

Air India crash: their final selfie before takeoff

Pratik Joshi, a software engineer, and Komi Vyas, a well-known doctor in Udaipur, had spent years planning their move to the United Kingdom.

Joshi had previously lived in London and dreamed of settling there with his family. Vyas had quit her job two days before the flight.

Flight AI171 was supposed to be the beginning of a new life.

Infobae highlights this as well.

Flight AI171 Tragedy in Seconds

Please pray for those who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash that had 242 passengers on board.

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— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) June 12, 2025

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off at 6:28 a.m. from Ahmedabad.

Less than a minute later, it crashed into a building at B.J. Medical College.

All 241 people on board died, except for one sole survivor: Vishwashkumar Ramesh,

A British citizen who managed to escape through an emergency exit.

The Initial Investigation

Heartbreaking last photo of family onboard doomed Air India flight.

Parents Pratik Joshi and Komi Vyas took a final selfie alongside their 3 children.

Moments later, after the plane took off it crashed within 32 seconds claiming the lives of the entire family.

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— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) June 13, 2025

According to preliminary reports, the landing gear failed to retract and there was no distress signal from the pilot, Captain Rahul Mehra, who had more than 12,000 flight hours.

This marks the first total crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Since its launch in 2011.

Experts from India, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. are already investigating the incident.

Social Impact

The tragedy has caused national grief. The story of the Joshi-Vyas family has captured public attention as a symbol of hopes cut short.

Colleagues, friends, and citizens held vigils in Udaipur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the event as “a devastating loss.”

The selfie taken before takeoff, showing the family smiling, has been shared thousands of times.

It not only represents an unintentional goodbye, but also the fragility of dreams that sometimes fail to take flight.

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