More than 290 feared dead after plane crashes outside airport in Indian city of Ahmedabad
More than 290 people are feared to have died after a plane bound for London crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off from an airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.
Images from the scene showed thick black smoke rising up into the sky after the Air India plane crashed, with part of the aircraft pictured resting on top of a building. Other images showed scorched trees and a fire-blackened building with first responders hosing down the area.
Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer, told Reuters that “approximately 294” people had died, including passengers on the flight and people on the ground.