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Air India plane crash: Couple expecting baby among victims Air India plane crash: Couple expecting baby among victims
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Vaibhav Patel and Jinal Goswami were celebrating their baby shower in Ahmedabad a week before the plane crashVaibhav Patel and Jinal Goswami were celebrating their baby shower in Ahmedabad a week before the plane crash
A seven-month pregnant woman and her husband were among those to die in the Air India plane crash.A seven-month pregnant woman and her husband were among those to die in the Air India plane crash.
Vaibhav Patel, 29, and his 27-year-old wife Jinal Goswami had travelled to Ahmedabad for their baby shower.Vaibhav Patel, 29, and his 27-year-old wife Jinal Goswami had travelled to Ahmedabad for their baby shower.
The couple were living in Croydon, London, but had recently moved from Southampton in Hampshire where Mr Patel had worked.The couple were living in Croydon, London, but had recently moved from Southampton in Hampshire where Mr Patel had worked.
Their close friend Nirav Patel told the BBC the pair were very happy and excited for the birth of their first child.Their close friend Nirav Patel told the BBC the pair were very happy and excited for the birth of their first child.
Their funeral was held in India on Monday.Their funeral was held in India on Monday.
Nirav, who lives in Southampton, said he had been friends with Vaibhav for over a decade and knew him from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.Nirav, who lives in Southampton, said he had been friends with Vaibhav for over a decade and knew him from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Nirav (left) and Vaibhav (right) had been friends for over a decade and first knew each other from Ahmedabad, GujaratNirav (left) and Vaibhav (right) had been friends for over a decade and first knew each other from Ahmedabad, Gujarat
He said that Viabhav, who had been married to his wife for four years, was a "good person who always supported his family and friends".He said that Viabhav, who had been married to his wife for four years, was a "good person who always supported his family and friends".
"When he worked in Southampton I saw him a lot. We worked together at Papa Johns in Portswood."When he worked in Southampton I saw him a lot. We worked together at Papa Johns in Portswood.
"The couple were in Ahmedabad to celebrate their own baby shower. It was on the 5 June. She was seven months pregnant. They were very happy."The couple were in Ahmedabad to celebrate their own baby shower. It was on the 5 June. She was seven months pregnant. They were very happy.
"Vaibhav did not have a father, so he was the big son supporting the family back in India.""Vaibhav did not have a father, so he was the big son supporting the family back in India."
Nirav said news of the came as a huge shock to him and all of the family in India.Nirav said news of the came as a huge shock to him and all of the family in India.
The couple had been married for four yearsThe couple had been married for four years
"He had rung me two days before the flight to tell me he was coming home," he said."He had rung me two days before the flight to tell me he was coming home," he said.
"We were very good friends and had so much fun together... many trips around India, like to Goa or Rajasthan. This is a massive loss.""We were very good friends and had so much fun together... many trips around India, like to Goa or Rajasthan. This is a massive loss."
The manager of Papa John's in Portswood, Southampton, where Vaibhav Patel had previously worked said he was a "true gentleman".The manager of Papa John's in Portswood, Southampton, where Vaibhav Patel had previously worked said he was a "true gentleman".
Harshil Thaker said his ex-employee "worked very hard and was a family man". Harshil Thakar said his ex-employee "worked very hard and was a family man".
There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight.There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight.
Doctors in India say 270 bodies have been recovered from the site of the crash.Doctors in India say 270 bodies have been recovered from the site of the crash.
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