Heartbreaking Final Photo of Family of 5 Taken on Board Air India Plane Before Crash

Two doctors and their children were some of the more than 240 people who tragically died on Air India Flight AI171 this week — as a photo shows the family of five smiling on board the aircraft before it crashed.

Air India confirmed on Thursday, June 12 that 241 victims aboard the flight had died after the plane — en route to London from Ahmedabad, India — crashed five minutes after takeoff. Prateek Joshi, a radiologist Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Hospital Burton, was one of them, per a statement from his employer. Derby Hindu Temple in the U.K. also shared the news of the deaths of him and his family.

A new image showing him and his wife, identified by The Times of India as Doctor Komi Vyas, snapping a selfie with their three children has since surfaced. In the selfie, which the BBC shared and reported as being taken on board the plane — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — Joshi and Vyas can be seen smiling with their three children as Joshi held up his phone. The Times of India identified the children as daughter Miraya and twin sons Pradyut and Nakul.

Neil Ryan, a 42-year-old former neighbor of the family, told the BBC that the family of five was “just the nicest family” and that their deaths were “absolutely devastating.”

“The family were really unassuming, genuine kind people, honestly. It’s heartbreaking,” he said, adding that the family moved next door to him around 2019 and lived there for a couple years before returning to India.

“When they left, he came round — we always spoke to each other — he came round with a big bag of goodies, there was a bottle of gin, there was cakes, tea, all sorts,” he added. “They were wonderful.”

The plane crashed into a residential area five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time on Thursday, an official told the Associated Press. Of the passengers on the plane, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one person from Canada, Air India previously shared, adding that it was fully cooperating with authorities investigating the crash.

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The only survivor from the crash is “a British national of Indian origin,” Air India shared.

In a statement on its website on Friday, June 13, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton confirmed that Joshi — a consultant radiologist — died in the crash alongside his family, sharing thoughts with “everyone who has been impacted by this tragedy, which is being felt across the world and within our local communities.”

“We are profoundly and deeply saddened at the loss of our dedicated and talented colleague, Dr Prateek Joshi and his family. Prateek was not only an excellent doctor for whom nothing was too much trouble, but also a warm, smiling and kind man who was a hugely liked and valued member of the team,” said chief executive Stephen Posey in a statement.

“We are privileged that Prateek chose to give his skills, talent and knowledge to the NHS, and he will be sorely missed by everyone who had the pleasure of working with him.”

Colleague Rajeev Singh added that Joshi was “full of joy” and was “highly respected in his field.” The doctor moved to India in 2021, his colleague revealed, and would often share stories about his “newly discovered love of fish and chips and enthusiasm for walking in the Peak District.”

“He touched the lives of so many people, both through his clinical work and as a colleague and friend to many,” Singh said. “It is hard to accept that a man with such a passion for life, and his beautiful young family, have been taken in this way. His passing has left a profound void, not only in his professional contributions but in the warmth and spirit that he gave to the world every day.”

Per The Mirror, which cites a spokesperson for Vyas’ hospital Pacific Hospital, she recently resigned from her job to join Joshi in London.