AHMEDABAD, India: An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population of more than 5 million. Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage of the plane, which would have been fully loaded with fuel shortly after takeoff, and an adjacent multi-story building with water. Charred bodies lay on the ground.

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The crash occurred when the aircraft was taking off, TV channels reported.

Air India says the flight included Indians, British, Portuguese and a Canadian.

Ahmedabad Aircraft Crash Live Updates: An Air India plane crashed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad airport during takeoff.

Shocking images shared to social media showed a huge trail of smoke emanating from the crash site near the international airport this morning

At least 242 people were on board the London-bound Air India flight, that crashed shortly after takeoff, say police

AHMEDABAD: A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground — but one…

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The airline said there were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian aboard the Boeing 787-8 plane.

Shocking images shared to social media showed a huge trail of smoke emanating from the crash site near the international airport this morning

In Ahmedabad stürzt die Maschine nahe dem Flughafen ab. Sie soll nach London unterwegs gewesen sein. Ob es Todesopfer gibt, ist unklar.

More than 200 people were on board the flight to London Gatwick when it crashed shortly after take-off.

An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick, carrying 53 British nationals, has crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.

NEW DELHI: An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police…

AHMEDABAD, India: An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said.…

In Ahmedabad stürzt die Maschine nahe dem Flughafen ab. Sie soll nach London unterwegs gewesen sein.

Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad airport prompts rescue efforts with multiple teams mobilized for assistance.

An Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday, the airline said.

This is the moment an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after take-off. The Boeing 787 departed Ahmedabad Airport at 1.39 p.m. local time and crashed minutes later…