Summary
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A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India
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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
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One passenger has survived, a local police chief says, with Indian media reporting he is British
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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”
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There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight, Air India says
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The plane crashed into accommodation used by doctors – one woman describes how her son survived by jumping from the second floor window
Reports of British survivor from Air India plane crash
We’re getting reports of a British survivor from the plane crash.
Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told news agency ANI there was one survivor, who was in seat 11A on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight.
Speaking to Indian news agency ANI, Malik says the survivor “has been in the hospital and is under treatment”.
The flight manifest shared earlier by authorities says the passenger in seat 11A was Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, and that he is British.
Indian media say they have spoken to Vishwash in hospital. He shared his boarding pass which showed his name and seat number of 11A.
They reported him saying: “Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly.”
We’re chasing more details, we’ll bring you them as we get them.
US investigators also heading to India
We’re also hearing that US investigators will be travelling to India, with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) saying it will assist with the crash investigation.
In a post on X, the NTSB says it will be “leading” the US team, adding that the Indian government will be providing “all information” in accordance with international protocols of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a UN agency.
The plane that crashed shortly after take-off at India’s Ahmedabad airport was a US-manufactured Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
