Lone Canadian killed in Ahmedabad plane crash was Indian-origin woman dentist

Nirali Patel, 32, who lived successful Etobicoke, Toronto, was travelling backmost to Canada from a ‘social trip’ successful India erstwhile the mishap happened

Remains of the crashed Air India level prevarication connected a building, successful Ahmedabad, Friday, June 13, 2025. PTI

Indian-origin dentist Nirali Patel was the lone Canadian national killed successful the tragic level clang successful Ahmedabad, a media study said.

Patel, 32, who lived successful Etobicoke, Toronto, was travelling backmost to Canada from a “social trip” successful India erstwhile the mishap happened, CTV News Toronto reported connected Thursday.

Nirali's hubby is readying to question to India on with their one-year-old child, it added.

A London-bound Air India level carrying 242 passengers and unit crashed successful a residential country successful Ahmedabad minutes aft taking disconnected connected Thursday, sidesplitting 241 connected committee successful 1 of India's worst aerial disasters.

There were 169 Indians, 53 British, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese nationals connected committee isolated from 12 unit members. One idiosyncratic survived the tragedy.

“It's perfectly shocking,” assemblage person Don Patel, who knows the family, told CTV News.

Nirali was visiting India for 4 oregon 5 days. Her parents, member and sister-in-law unrecorded successful Brampton, Don said, adding erstwhile helium spoke to her member “very briefly” soon aft the quality broke out, “he was successful daze and wasn't capable to speech much”.

Patel worked astatine a Mississauga dental session and got her dental grade successful India successful 2016 followed by receiving her licence successful Canada successful 2019, the study added.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford offered his condolences.

“I'm saddened to larn that a Canadian from Mississauga, Ontario, was among those mislaid successful the tragic Air India clang adjacent Ahmedabad. On behalf of the radical of Ontario, I widen my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of each victim,” Ford posted connected X connected Thursday.

Earlier, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said helium was “devastated” to larn astir the clang that had 1 Canadian nationalist among those connected board.

“My thoughts are with the loved ones of everyone connected board. Canada's proscription officials are successful adjacent interaction with counterparts and I americium receiving regular updates arsenic the effect to this calamity unfolds,” helium said connected X.

Foreign Minister Anita Anand besides called the “distressing news” arsenic “devastating”.

“Canada is successful adjacent interaction with our planetary partners. My thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those who person been mislaid successful this tragedy,” she said connected X.