India, June 16 -- The neighbours and friends of a Rajasthan doctor and his family, who were killed in the devastating Air India crash in Ahmedabad last week, have spoken out about the tragedy. Dr Pratik Joshi, a radiologist at Royal Derby Hospital, his wife and three children died after their flight to London crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Talking to the BBC, Neil Ryan, the 42-year-old neighbour of the family, said their death was "absolutely devastating" to the community. "The family were really unassuming, genuine kind people, honestly. It's heartbreaking," he added.

Ryan revealed that the family lived next door to him for a couple of years before Prateek Joshi's wife, Dr Kaumi Vy...