Ahmedabad plane crash updates: 241 dead, only 1 survivor; efforts on to recover black box
Relatives pray at the residence of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Rajkot, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Rupani was among the passengers onboard the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo)
Speaking to ANI on a phone call, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik says, "The police found one survivor in seat 11A. One survivor has been found in the hospital and is under treatment. Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area."
DNA tests will be carried out to ascertain the identities of those who perished in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad city on Thursday afternoon, a senior Gujarat health department official said even as he refused to cite death toll figures. - PTI
"We are in contact with Air India regarding flight 171 and stand ready to support them (Air India)," Boeing said in a statement.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani lost his life in the Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad. He was among the passengers on the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport
Three Ahmedabad-bound flights cancelled
Three Ahmedabad-bound flights from here were cancelled on Thursday following a plane crash in the Gujarat city, officials at the city airport said.
AAIB to probe Air India plane crash
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the Air India plane crash at the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, according to an official.
"We have yet to receive any request about keeping beds ready," he said, adding the center can prepare another 20 beds within an hour's notice.
Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has a 50-bed burns ward, he said.
"Considering the seriousness of the Ahmedabad-London flight crash incident, we have kept 20 beds ready on our own," said Dr Sunil Keswani, medical director and secretary of the Indian Burns Research Society.
The National Burns Center, a specialized center for the treatment of burn-related injuries in Navi Mumbai, has kept 20 beds ready in view of the crash of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad, a official said.