New Delhi, June 13 -- twoAhmedabad plane crash not only left a void in the families of the deceased but also imprinted a dreadful memory of suffering and agony among the eyewitnesses. The Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight that crashed shortly after take-off with 242 passengers on board marks one of the biggest aircraft disasters in history.

A driver who lives 200 metres away from the crash site described the tragic happening as "a loud thud." Elaborating further the eyewitness said, "I thought it was an earthquake but when I ran outside, I saw parts of a plane and lots of smoke," HT reported. Flight AI171 en-route London Gatwick from Ahmedabad met the fatal accident at around 1:40 pm.

He added, "For the next hour, I couldn't see ...