Air India confirms 241 aboard a plane killed as a result of a crash with one survivor

Air India, traveling from India to London, crashed a moment take -off on Thursday, killed 241 passengers and crew, and more people on earth.

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, who flew out of the city of Ahmedabad, in Western India, exploded into the residential area, entering the hospital complex and student student.

One passenger survived the catastrophe – a British citizen who was sitting in the seat 11a and later told the family that he did not imagine how he left.

It has not yet understood what caused the catastrophe that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called “soul -off”.

Officials have warned that the death toll could increase in that it was quickly described as one of the most deadly aviation disasters in the history of India.

The AI171 AI171 flight went to the Podel International Airport Sardar Vallabhba at 13:39 local time (08:09 GMT), and was associated with Gatwick’s London Airport at 18:25 BST.

There were 230 passengers on board, including 169 Indian citizens, 53 British, seven Portuguese citizens, one Canadian and 12 crew members.

The local police chief told the BBC that 204 bodies were still restored – but it is unknown how many of these victims were on the plane or was on the ground.

Images from the stage show that the garbage is scattered throughout the crash area, with parts of the plane built into buildings.

The extraordinary news that one person survived the catastrophe, quickly spoken with international headlines, because the British national, Vishvashko Ramesh was lifted, limping to an ambulance, and smoke went in the background.

“Thirty seconds after takeoff, a loud noise happened … It all happened so fast,” he told local media out of the hospital.

His cousin, Aji Volga, said that Mr.

The incident on Thursday became the first deadly catastrophe involving 787 Dreamliner, for the first time in 2011.

In a Boeing statement, he said he was “ready” to support an investigation, headed by an investigation office of India’s aviation accidents.

“We are in contact with Air India regarding flight 171 and ready to support them. Our thoughts with passengers, crew, the first respondents and everyone suffered,” the bureau said.

The United States and British investigators will head to India, and the National Transport Security Council (NTSB) will state that the Indian authorities will help.

Civil Aviation CEO (DGCA) said the plane called on Mayday Seconds after takeoff.

Shortly thereafter, he lost contact with air traffic, falling apart near the perimeter of the airport.

The accident site is located in a medical campus with 10 specialized centers. Sachin Pithva in the BBC described the scenes of chaos, and the rescuers received the remains of those who died.

The fat smoke still blowing from the buildings a few hours after the disaster, and passengers were scattered, he reports.

Additional Chief Health Secretary Gujarat confirmed that the plane hit the boarding school and staff of the Byramjee Jeeebhoy medical college and the Civil Hospital.

“He crashed into the porridge in the hostel, and then bounced to one of the hostel buildings,” said the Dean of the Hospital, Dr. Menkashi Pareh, BBC.

The accident occurred at lunchtime when many students were in the dining room, she added. Photos show a huge part of the plane stuck in one of the hostel buildings, and a dusty, deserted porridge with plates repeated foods on the tables.

“Most students escaped … But the building caught fire and the smoke was extremely thick. Thus, 10 to 12 students were trapped,” Ding said.

She added that it was possible that several students were killed. Officials said dozens were in the hospital.

Tata Group, owned by Air India, said it would give one rupee – the equivalent of about 86,000 pounds – the families of each person who died as a result of the accident.

The Prime Minister Modi wrote on X: “The tragedy in Ahmedabad stunned and upset us. This is great than words. In this sad time, my thoughts were affected by everyone.”

Both Canadian Prime Minister Mark Karnya and British Prime Minister Sir Keira Starmer said they were updated when the situation is developing, while King Charles expressed his “deep sympathies” to all who suffered from the disaster.

Starmer confirmed that the British team was sent to Gujarat to join the investigation when he called on the families and friends who were affected to contact the foreign service.

Additional reporting by Tiffany Veteimer