In a devastating incident, London-based Air India flight flying from Ahmedabad with 232 passengers and 10 crew members, including 2 pilots on board crashed shortly after take off near Meghaninagar. More than 200 people are feared dead.
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed just moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. (File Pic)
The flight, AI171, was en route to London’s Gatwick and had 232 passengers and 10 crew members on board. (File Pic)
The plane crashed into the UG hostel of BJ Medical college in Meghaninagar area, killing several students on the ground. (File Pic)
Haunting visuals from the site showed the mangled wreckage piercing through the dining hall, with shattered walls. (File pic)
Air India said that the passengers included 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national. (File Pic)
Emergency response teams, including the fire brigade, medical personnel, and security forces, rushed to the scene within minutes. Massive rescue operations are underway. (File Pic)
The sole survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national, was rescued from seat 11A and is currently undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital, Asarwa, according to Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik. (File Pic)
