The 15-year-old tea seller who lost his life in the Air India crash

India Today

15-year-old Akash Patni wasn’t a passenger on the ill-fated AI171 flight. He was resting under the shade of a tree near his family’s tea stall when the plane crashed in Ahmedabad.

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00:00This woman was resting near her tea stall with her son.

00:02Right then AI-171 crashed.

00:04While she managed to escape, her son couldn't.

00:12Akash's father Suresh is yet to tell his wife about their son's death.

00:2115-year-old Akash Patni used to help his family run their 30-year-old tea stall.

00:25Akash's aunt said that he and his mother Sita were around the tea card when the plane hit the ground.

00:30As it was lunch hour, business was lean.

00:32On hearing the loud thud, Sita sprinted.

00:34But didn't realize Akash was asleep under the tree.

00:37Suresh is given his DNA sample and is awaiting the result to take the remains of his son home.

00:41Akash was among the 33 reported dead who weren't on the ill-fated flight, yet still lost their life.

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