- Ahmedabad plane crash live:
- An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers crashed on Thursday, five minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport. PM Modi has taken stock of the situation and ordered immediate rescue and relief operations near the plane crash site.
Ahmedabad plane crash live updates: An Air India plane carrying 242 passengers crashed moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The plane, en-route to London, crashed in a residential area, five minutes after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Gujarat. Visuals of the plane crash circulated on social media show plumes of dark smoke in the sky.
Among the 242 passengers, 12 members were from the cabin crew. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is also suspected to be on board the Air India plane to London.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken stock of the situation and Civil Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu is rushing to Ahmedabad to assess the situation.