India to London plane crashes with at least 242 people on board

A level carrying astatine slightest 242 radical to London Gatwick has crashed astatine an airdrome successful India.

The Air India formation crashed successful a "civilian area" adjacent Ahmedabad Airport, according to police.

Video circulating connected societal media shows monolithic plumes of heavy achromatic fume rising into the entity adjacent the airdrome successful the north-western metropolis successful Gujarat state.

The footage shows debris astatine the country connected occurrence and radical being moved successful stretchers and taken distant successful ambulances.

Air India said successful a station connected X formation AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick was "involved successful an incidental today".

"At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and volition stock further updates astatine the earliest," it said.

In a statement, London Gatwick confirmed the crash, saying the formation was owed to onshore astatine 6.25pm section clip connected Thursday.

Flightradar says a awesome was past received from the craft little than a infinitesimal aft take-off.

India's civilian aviation curate Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said helium was "shocked and devastated" to larn astir the crash.

"We are connected highest alert," helium said. "I americium personally monitoring the concern and person directed each aviation and exigency effect agencies to instrumentality swift and coordinated action.

"Rescue teams person been mobilised, and each efforts are being made to guarantee aesculapian assistance and alleviation enactment are being rushed to the site."

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