🚨 In a devastating turn of events, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad. The flight, heading toward Gatwick airport in the UK, had 217 adults and 11 children on board, including passengers from India, Britain, Portugal, and Canada.
Eyewitnesses described thick columns of smoke rising from the scene, while rescue teams and over two dozen ambulances hurried to the area. A senior police officer reported that the crash struck a doctors' hostel, and that roughly 70 to 80 percent of the impacted area has already been cleared—with further efforts to follow.
India's civil aviation minister, Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu, expressed his shock and deep sorrow over the tragedy. He stated, "Shocked and devastated to learn about the flight crash in Ahmedabad," and confirmed that aviation and emergency response agencies are working in a swift and coordinated manner to provide medical aid and support to those affected.
Authorities have diverted traffic from the vicinity and are continuing rescue operations. As more details emerge, the community and loved ones of those on board anxiously await further updates.
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Air India plane with 242 crashes near Ahmedabad, 'many killed'
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