Sad news dey reach us from India: an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick crash shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad. According to reports, the flight, AI171, carry 244 passengers and crew, including British nationals. Di crash happen on Thursday, bringing rescue teams scrambling to di scene.
What We Know So Far
Reports dey indicate say di plane crash into a residential area near di airport, causing significant damage. Early reports suggest say at least 204 people lose demma lives for di crash. But some news dey emerge say one person, identified as British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, survive. Doctors dey currently treat am for hospital.
Di Details
- Di Air India flight AI171 depart from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport around 1:39 pm local time (08:09 GMT).
- Di plane suppose land for London Gatwick around 6:25 pm BST.
- Flight tracking data show say di signal from di aircraft vanish less than a minute after takeoff.
- Di plane make a mayday call, but no respond after that.
Pictures from di scene show black smoke billow from di crash site, with charred bodies and pieces of di plane scatter around. Di impact cause a huge hole for di wall of a doctors' hostel, according to reports.
Investigations dey go on to determine di exact cause of di crash. We go continue to update you as more information dey come in. Dis be a developing story.
Our thoughts dey go out to all those wey dey affect by dis tragedy. We dey pray for di families and friends of di victims.