An Air India Plane carrying 242 people and headed to London, England crashed not long after taking off in Ahmedabad, western India.
The local Police revealed to the BBC that 204 bodies have been recovered; it is not certain how many of those victims were on the aircraft, or were on the ground when it crashed.
Chief of local police disclosed, one passenger has survived, and Indian media reports, he is British.
Air India disclosed, there were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight.
The airplane crashed into accomodation used by doctors; the plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
At least, fifty (50) medical students are receiving medical attention after the plane crashed into hostel used by doctors, officials disclosed.
Owner of Air India, Tata Group, said, it will give 1 crore rupees – the equivalent of around £86,000 – to the families of each person who was killed in the crash.
Photo: Firefighters work to put out smoldering wreckage at the site where an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane crashed in Ahmedabad, in India, on Thursday 12 June, 2025. Amit Dave/Reuters
