A London-bound Air India plane carrying two hundred and forty-two people has crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India
Flight AI171 according to Air India, was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick with one hundred and sixty-nine Indian nationals, as well as fifty-three Britons, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals.
Videos from the scene show black smoke rising over a residential area as local police said the plane crashed into accommodation used by doctors while rescue workers are still trying to put out a fire
Reacting to the crash, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared his thoughts with the passengers and families of those on the flight, describing it as devastating.
