Breaking News India: An Air India Aeroplane carrying about 242 passengers to London Gatwick Airport crashed today near Meghaninagar Village near the Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhai Patel International airport. More than 30 people lost their lives, including the cabin crew, pilot and an ex-minister of the Ahmedabad state.
It has also been reported that the Air India plane was to go to London, so the fuel capacity was also and; thus, when it crashed, it burned at maximum, leaving ashes.
The name of the Air India plane that crashed today in India was Boeing 787- B, and it included 53 British, 169 Indian people, one Canadian and 7 Portuguese nationals.
It has also been reported that the ex-CM of Gujarat, Mr Vijay Rupani, was also in the passenger list of the plane that crashed near Meghaninagar Village at around 1.17 pm local time.
Reports from the spot stated that heavy smoke and fire were seen when the plane crashed near the Meghaninagar area. Soon after the crash, ambulances, firefighters and rescue teams and other medical teams moved to the spot.
As of now, the report of the complete list of the casualties has not been released. As soon as the complete list of the casualties is released, it will be updated here.
Where was the exact location of the Air India Flight AI 171 crash?
It was exactly at the UG hostel of the B J Medical college that the AI 171B plane crashed after takeoff that causing a massive fire and casualties. From the ground report, there were passengers deceased who included UK nationals, Indian nationals, Portuguese nationals, and Canadian nationals. Exactly 204 bodies have been recovered, and there was no hope of any survival; however, one person survived.
After this incident happened, the Authorities of the Boring and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau started an investigation. On this sad heart heartbreaking incident, Indian PM N Modi and state leaders, United Kingdom leaders, Canada leaders, and the authorities of Air India also expressed their condolences.
What happened on the AI 171 before the crash?
A passenger named Akas Vasta on social media also shared some incidents he found on the plane. He shared footage of the aircraft’s Air conditioning, AV screens, TVs and remotes not working when he was travelling from Delhi to Ahmedabad before taking off for London.
Has anyone survived the Air India crash?
It has been reported by the BBC news and the reports of the Ahmedabad police commissioner, GS Malik, that only a lone passenger named Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was in seat 11 A, survived.
In conclusion, it was a very heartbreaking incident, and from our news site, we are also sharing our condolences to the family of the deceased. For further news updates, stay tuned with us.