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7 days ago
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- American Military News
Video/Pic: Sole survivor walks away from plane crash that left 200+ dead in India
Air India has confirmed that one passenger survived Thursday's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airplane crash, which had 242 passengers and crew members on board. Earlier on Thursday, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner G.S. Malik told The Associated Press, 'It appears there are no survivors in the plane crash.' Air India flight AI 171 crashed into the Meghani Nagar residential area of Ahmedabad roughly five minutes after departing for London's Gatwick Airport at approximately 1:38 p.m. (local time). According to The Associated Press, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British national, was identified by a doctor at Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital as the only survivor from Thursday's airplane crash. The outlet noted that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah visited the survivor in the hospital following the crash. A picture shared on social media shows Shah visiting Ramesh in the hospital. Providing an update on the survivor's condition, Dr. Dhaval Gameti told The Associated Press, 'He was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body. But he seems to be out of danger.' According to The Daily Wire, Ramesh was located near an emergency exit in seat 11A on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at the time of the airplane crash. The outlet cited police officials who said Ramesh was able to get out of the airplane through the exit and was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. READ MORE: Video: 200+ killed in major plane crash in India A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, appears to show Ramesh walking away from the site of Thursday's airplane crash while covered in blood. 'I don't know how I am alive,' Ramesh said. 'Our plane crashed…I have no idea how I got outside.' In a statement to the Hindustan Times, Ramesh said, 'As soon as the flight took off, within 30 seconds it crashed. There was no warning from the pilot or the crew members about the crash. When I found myself alive after the crash, I saw bodies ripped apart. My leg was injured but I ran as fast as I could.' Vidhi Chaudhary, a state police officer in India, told Reuters that roughly 294 individuals were killed as a result of Thursday's airplane crash, including 'some students as the plane crashed on the building where they were staying.' According to Fox News, Air India confirmed that 241 of the 242 passengers and crew members on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner were killed in the crash and that at least 50 individuals on the ground were killed after the plane crashed into the doctors' hostel of BJ Medical College.
Time of India
13-06-2025
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- Time of India
Air India plane crash: Where the flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed; explained in graphics
An Air India plane crashed on a building minutes after takeoff near the airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday. The flight had 242 people on board and was departing for London's Gatwick Airport. City police chief G.S. Malik told Reuters that 204 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The crash occurred just after the plane took off, local television channels reported. One channel showed the plane taking off over a residential area and then disappearing from the screen before a huge jet of fire can be seen rising into the sky from beyond the houses. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo The plane came down in a residential area, crashing on to a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour. Also Read- Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Google Earth imagery shows exact location of aircraft's take off & crash site in Meghaninagar. Watch video Live Events The aircraft had arrived in Ahmedabad from Indian capital New Delhi about three hours earlier and was taking off as flight AI-171 for London when it crashed. According to air traffic control at Ahmedabad airport, the aircraft departed at 1:39 p.m. (8:09 GMT) from runway 23. It gave a 'Mayday' call, signalling an emergency, but thereafter there was no response from the aircraft. Reuters The aircraft was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, one of the most modern passenger aircraft in service. It is the first fatal air crash involving a Dreamliner anywhere in the world in its nearly 15 years of service. The fleet of more than 1,100 Dreamliners have carried more than a billion passengers, according to Boeing. Also Read: Air India crash- PM Modi to visit Ahmedabad following fatal crash The plane that crashed on Thursday flew for the first time in 2013 and was delivered to Air India in January 2014, Flightradar24 said. It had previously flown between major hubs including London, Tokyo, Dubai and Melbourne. Reuters Over the past decade, commercial jet accidents have occurred during nearly every phase of flight, with landing accounting for the largest share. Reuters
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Air India flight bound for London crashes at India's Ahmedabad airport
LONDON − A London-bound Air India passenger plane with more than 200 people on board crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said June 12. City police chief G.S. Malik told Reuters that 204 bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The BBC reported that at least one passenger, a British national identified as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh on the flight manifest, survived the crash and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Malik said the bodies recovered could include both passengers and people killed on the had been asked to give DNA samples to identify the dead, state health secretary Dhananjay Dwivedi said. Authorities have yet to release any information about what may have caused the crash. The plane was headed to London's Gatwick airport, Air India said. A police statement said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport. Early reports suggested the plane may have come down on a hostel housing doctors. "We are ascertaining the details and will share further updates," Air India said in a statement. Air India plane crash: What we know so far about passengers, where they were going According to local media, the crash occurred as the aircraft was taking off from Ahmedabad airport, which is about 600 miles southwest of India's capital, New Delhi. TV visuals showed people being moved in stretchers and taken away in ambulances. Thick black smoke rose into the sky near the airport. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and crew members. Air India said of these, 169 were Indian nationals; 53 were British; 7 were Portuguese; and one was Canadian. No Americans were reported on board. "I was in my office when the plane crashed and there was a loud thud," Darshna Vaghela, a local politician, told reporters at the scene, according to the BBC. "We rescued many doctors from their flats."India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was "stunned and saddened" by the crash. Britain's King Charles and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer released statements saying they were being updated. Air India flight 171 was operated by an 11.5-year-old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, according to an industry website. The plane had been in Air India's fleet since it left the production line. The flight was helmed by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who reportedly had over 8,000 hours of flying experience. The co-pilot had over 1,100 hours logged flying time, according to CNN. This is the first-ever hull loss involving a Boeing 787 since its entry into service in 2011. Boeing posted a statement on X, saying: "We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected." Flightradar24 data shows the aircraft, identified as VT-ANB, had flown from New Delhi to Ahmedabad earlier in the day. The plane last sent a signal to airport authorities when it was at 625 feet in the air. (This story was updated to add new information.) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Air India plane crashes at India's Ahmedabad airport
New York Post
12-06-2025
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- New York Post
Horrifying Air India crash video shows Boeing 787 Dreamliner plummet just seconds after takeoff
The doomed Air India flight that crashed Thursday, killing 244 passengers on board, lost control immediately after taking off from the runway. CCTV footage of the runway at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, shows the moment the Boeing 787 Dreamliner lifts off of the ground at around 1:38 p.m., local time. The plane, however, could be seen taking a dip just 30 seconds into the take off, with the plane losing all power and plunging into the residential area below. Advertisement 4 CCTV footage shows the doomed Air India plane taking off and crashing just moments later. Viral Press via Reuters Connect The London-bound plane then explodes into an inferno. The pilot aboard Air India Flight 171 made a 'Mayday' call seconds after takeoff, officials said, but little could be done as the aircraft apparently lost power and plummeted. This the first time that a 787 Dreamliner — Boeing's newest plane — has been involved in a catastrophic crash since its debut in 2011. Advertisement Only a single passenger survived the blast, according to local officials. The survivor was identified as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, a British-Indian citizen who lives in London. He was found limping in the street amid the carnage after the passenger plane went down just moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport, he told the Hindustan Times from the hospital. Advertisement 4 The plane seen moments before crashing. Viral Press via Reuters Connect 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me,' The 40-year-old said. 'Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.' Ahmedabad Police Commissioner G.S. Malik said the plane, which crashed into a doctor's hostel and other residential buildings, likely killed several more people on the ground. Advertisement 4 The aftermath of the crash is seen. Viral Press via Reuters Connect Police have recovered at least 204 bodies from the crash site so far. Among the passengers in the plane were 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven were Portuguese, and one was Canadian, Air India said. 'The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating,' British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it 'heartbreaking beyond words.' 4 Debris at the site of a plane crash near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, western India, 12 June 2025. SIDDHARAJ SOLANKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock British cabinet minister Lucy Powell said the government will provide 'all the support that it can' to those affected by the crash as London and New Delhi officials investigate the tragedy. Air India's chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, said the airline is working on assisting first responders. Advertisement 'At this moment, our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families,' she said. 'We are doing everything in our power to assist the emergency response teams at the site and to provide all necessary support and care to those impacted.' With Post wires
12-06-2025
Air India jet carrying 242 crashes in India en route to London, 'no survivors' likely
The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport, in India's Gujarat state, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner G.S. Malik said.
