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The London-bound Air India flight, carrying 242 people—including 232 passengers and 10 crew members—crashed into a residential area just minutes after taking off
Remains of an Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the airport, lies on a residential building, in Ahmedabad. (AFP photo)
Several videos have surfaced on social media platform X, capturing the tragic Air India crash in Gujarat on Thursday. The footage shows moments leading up to the crash, the impact, and the devastating aftermath.
The London-bound Air India flight, carrying 242 people—including 232 passengers and 10 crew members—crashed into a residential area just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at around 2 PM.
According to official reports, at least 133 people have been confirmed dead.
Eyewitnesses and videos show the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (flight number AI171) rapidly losing altitude before crashing in a fireball. Thick black smoke was seen rising high into the sky from the crash site in the Meghaninagar area.
Leaders from across the political spectrum, as well as several global figures, have reacted with shock and sorrow. Many took to X to express their grief and offer condolences to the victims’ families.
More videos from the scene continue to emerge online, showing the scale of destruction and the urgent response by emergency teams.
The plane, which lost altitude shortly after take-off, crashed into the residential quarters of BJ Medical College doctors in Ahmedabad’s Meghaninagar area, causing severe damage to buildings on the premises.
A tragic incident occurred at the BJMC hostel mess, where an Air India aircraft crashed .Many of UG and PG residents lost their lives while having lunch at their mess.Very sad and unfortunate incident of #planecrash ..Bhagwan shiv give strength to the victims and their… pic.twitter.com/XN4MdxYko5— Dr.Monika Langeh (@drmonika_langeh) June 12, 2025
#WATCH | Gujarat: Part of the ill-fated London-bound Air India aircraft crashed into a building in Ahmedabad. Visuals from the spot.Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from (Ahmedabad to London Gatwick) crashed immediately after takeoff from… pic.twitter.com/BfrbXFi2wP
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
Visuals from the crash site show dozens of ambulances and members of disaster response teams engaged in rescue operations.
#WATCH | Air India Plane Crash | Three National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, comprising 90 personnel, have reached the plane crash site from Gandhinagar. A total of three more teams are being moved from Vadodara: NDRF(Video Source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/Pazh0TyOwG
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
Three teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are working at the plane crash site in AhmedabadA total of three more teams are being moved from Vadodara: NDRF
(source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/8yncGwv1Cn
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
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