An Air India passenger plane on a flight to London crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. There were 230 passengers and 12 crew members on the plane. More than 300 people died in the accident
At least 317 people died in the Air plane crash India, which on Thursday (June 12) demolished minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad airport, the local police said, the New Indian Express reported.
There were 230 passengers and 12 crew members on the plane, and only one passenger survived the disaster, while 75 people died in the buildings on which the Boeing 787-8 fell, reports FoNet, referring to that newspaper.
Of the 230 passengers, there were 169 Indian citizens, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese citizens and one Canadian. Fourteen children lost their lives, including two babies.
The plane crashed into a hostel for civil servants.
Photo: AP Photo/Ajit SolankiConsequences of the plane crash: Firefighters on the scene
City police chief GS Malik told Reuters that 204 bodies had been recovered from the crash site.
Malik said that among the bodies found, in addition to the passengers, there could be those killed who were at the scene of the accident at the time of the plane crash.
Ahmedabad police said at least one person survived the plane crash, the Guardian writes, citing Indian media.
The person in question is Vishwakumar Ramesh, a British citizen of Indian origin, who lives in London and was visiting family in India. Ramesh stated that he had been living in London for 20 years and had traveled to India with his brother who was also on the plane.
"Thirty seconds into takeoff, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. Everything happened so quickly," Ramesh told Hindustan Times.
He stated that he "suffered multiple injuries", including "bruises on his chest, eyes and feet, but remained conscious throughout".
Among the passengers were 217 adults, eleven children and two babies, the source told Reuters.
Photo: AP PhotoAt least one passenger survived the accident, officials said
Air India released data on the nationalities of passengers on the flight: 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals.
The airline states that the injured are being transported to the nearest hospital.
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, director of India's civil aviation directorate, told the Associated Press that the plane crashed in a residential area of the city called Megani Nagar.
India's aviation regulatory agency (DGCA) said the plane crashed after takeoff, "outside the airport's boundaries," reports Reuters.
The DGCA statement said there were 242 people on board the plane, including two pilots and 10 crew members (an official earlier said there were 244 people on board).
The statement also states:
The captain had 8.200 hours of flying experience, and the co-pilot 1.100 hours
The plane took off from Ahmedabad at 13:39 local time from runway 23.
A distress call was sent to air traffic control, but there was no response from the plane after that
Photo: AP Photo/Ajit SolankiConsequences of the plane crash: Firefighters on the scene
Air India said one of its London-bound flights had an "incident".
"Flight AI171, on the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick route, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025," the statement said, adding that the airline was gathering more information and would release new details soon.
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