Ahmedabad plane crash updates: 241 dead, only 1 survivor; efforts on to recover black box
"We regret to inform that of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities," the airline said in a statement issued late Thursday.
(L-R) Ahmedabad plane crash: Rescue and relief work underway; Body of a victim being carried on a stretcher outside the post-mortem room (PTI)
CHENNAI: A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex here and burst into a ball of fire on Thursday moments after takeoff, possibly killing almost everyone on board in one of the country's worst air disasters.
According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. The other 12 were two pilots and 10 crew members.
"We regret to inform that of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities," the airline said in a statement issued late Thursday. It said the sole survivor is a British national of Indian origin and is being treated in a hospital.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among the dead.
The twin-engine wide-bodied aircraft crashed in the city civil hospital and BJ Medical College outside the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport perimeter, in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad, around 2 pm
Meanwhile, efforts are on recover the black box of the flight as its analysis will provide vital clues about what triggered the disaster, said police and Fire Brigade officials on Friday.
Live Updates
- 12 Jun 2025 4:59 PM IST
Google Earth imagery shows the exact location from where the aircraft took off and the crash site in Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad.
PTI INFOGRAPHICS | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down around 2 PM in the Meghaninagar… pic.twitter.com/J7utBmV7HY
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 12, 2025 - 12 Jun 2025 4:58 PM IST
The plane was flying very low and it crashed into the residential quarters of doctors of the government-run college, an eyewitness, Haresh Shah, told PTI
- 12 Jun 2025 4:55 PM IST
PM Modi says he is in touch with ministers, authorities who are working to assist those affected in the plane crash.
- 12 Jun 2025 4:25 PM IST
List of Helpline numbers
Ahmedabad plane crash: Here is a list of helpline numbers for affected passengers & families #DTNext #Ahmedabad #Gujarat #PlaneCrash #AirIndia #FlightCrash #London #VijayRupani #Helplines pic.twitter.com/ST81jQ0VhN
— DT Next (@dt_next) June 12, 2025 - 12 Jun 2025 4:19 PM IST
Ahmedabad City Police issues emergency number 07925620359 for police emergency services and information regarding the Ahmedabad plane crash.
- 12 Jun 2025 4:18 PM IST
Here are the names, details of passengers travelling on the ill-fated AI flight
- 12 Jun 2025 4:13 PM IST
A help desk and assistance area is being set up outside the now temporarily closed Ahmedabad airport for the relatives of passengers of the ill-fated London-bound Air India flight, which crashed soon after take off.
- 12 Jun 2025 4:07 PM IST
The plane crashed directly on the BJ Medical College UG hostel mess in Meghani Nagar.
