242 onboard, Air India Boeing 787 crashes near Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff
Initial reports from the Civil Aviation Authority of India confirm that among the passengers were 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese citizens, and 1 Canadian.
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Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people - 230 passengers and 12 crew members - crashed on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
The aircraft, operating Flight AI171 and originally bound for London Gatwick, went down just minutes after departure, plunging into the Meghani Nagar residential area. The crash site was quickly engulfed in thick smoke, as seen in widely circulated video footage.
Initial reports from the Civil Aviation Authority of India confirm that among the passengers were 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese citizens, and 1 Canadian.
Emergency response teams, including multiple fire engines and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) units, rushed to the scene. Authorities have not yet confirmed the number of casualties, but local hospitals have begun treating the injured.
An investigation has been launched by Indian aviation authorities, with Boeing expected to assist. This is the first fatal crash involving a Boeing 787 since the aircraft entered service in 2011.
