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'Exceptional' student killed in plane crash

Yorkshire Evening Post

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June 19, 2025

A Leeds student killed in a devastating plane crash in India that has claimed the lives of at least 270 people has been described as “exceptional” by his university tutor, who has led heartfelt tributes.

- by James Connolly

Dirdh Patel, 22, had been living in Leeds while studying for a master's degree in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Huddersfield.

He died on June 12 when a London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, hitting a medical college and bursting into flames.

Dr George Bargiannis, a reader in Artificial Intelligence who taught Dirdh, described him as an “exceptional individual”.

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