Ahmedabad plane crash: Tiffin delivery man saves 80 lives, his mother, daughter dies in tragedy
PTC News Desk: In a shocking twist of fate, a tiffin delivery man unknowingly saved 80 doctors from becoming the victims of Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy. Ravi Thakor and his family residents of Meghaninagar have been serving food to the doctors of Civil Hospital Campus at Asarwa.
On the fateful day of June 12, Ravi saved lives of over 80 doctors who skipped going to the mess and decided to stay back and have their lunch. However, his own family became victims of the tragedy and his 52-year-old mother and two-year-old daughter perished in Ahmedabad plane crash tragedy.
Ravi's family cooks and caters food to the hostel mess of BJ Medical College Campus. On June 12 Ravi along with his wife Lalita and his father Prahlad Thakor left at 1 pm to begin delivering tiffin carriers to doctors working in the wards.
Their little daughter also wanted to accompany them, however, Ravi refused to take her along in the wake of summer heat and left her in the care of his mother Sarla Thakor who was cooking food at the mess.
"She would have cried to come with us. So, we quietly stepped out when she was calm," Ravi said, holding back tears. "It was routine work: fill the containers, deliver the food, wash the utensils, and prepare for the next day. But we knew that we would not be able to carry Aadhya around as we made heavy deliveries in the heat."
Air India Flight 171 had crash into the mess building where he had left his mother and daughter. "We rushed to the spot, but police and others stopped us. Some doctors hinted at what might have happened. They asked us to give DNA samples," Ravi said.
The family clutched to hope praying that the duo had not not gone and only went missing however their world turned upside down after the DNA reports came positive.
"We cremated them on Thursday. Our life revolved around serving food, and now we are left with this silence," Ravi said quietly.
- PTC NEWS
