Air India crash: All 242 people on board London-bound flight believed killed

12-Jun-2025

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A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India, on Jun 12.

The local police chief tells the BBC that 204 bodies have been recovered - it's not known how many of those victims were on the plane, or were on the ground when the plane crashed.

One passenger has survived, a local police chief says, with Indian media reporting he is British.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh - who shared a picture of his boarding pass with reporters - says: "Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly".

There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight, Air India says.

The plane crashed into accommodation used by doctors - one woman describes how her son survived by jumping from the second floor window.