An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a locality near Ahmedabad airport Thursday afternoon soon after taking off. (Pics/PTI)
The Boeing aircraft, which could be seen losing altitude quickly, crashed in Meghaninagar area near the Ahmedabad international airport around 2 pm.
There were 232 passengers and 10 crew on board the Air India plane that crashed in a residential area. Several injured persons were taken to the city Civil Hospital.
A large plume of black smoke was seen rising from the locality soon after the crash. Emergency responders reached the site promptly and have launched intensive rescue, evacuation, and firefighting operations
The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The co-pilot had 1100 hours of flying experience.
Rescue teams have been mobilised and all efforts are made to ensure medical aid and relief to the victims
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