UK-bound Indian plane crashes near Ahmedabad airport

Source : newswire.lk

An Air India flight to London crashed shortly after take-off near the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. 

The flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carried 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members. 

Visuals from the area showed thick black smoke in the air as more details about the accident were awaited.

The flight was identified as Air India 171, which online flight trackers showed is a 1:10 pm service from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad to the Gatwick Airport in London.

Emergency services rushed to the spot following the crash, including seven fire engines. (India Today)