CHENNAI: An Ahmedabad-London Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex here minutes after takeoff on Thursday, possibly killing all on board in one of the country’s worst air tragedies.
There was no official count of those killed even hours after the Boeing 787 Dreamliner (AI171) crashed in the city civil hospital and BJ Medical College near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and burst into a ball of fire.
According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. The other 12 were two pilots and 10 crew members.
From scattered debris to hurried rescues - here are visuals from the crash site in Ahmedabad.
* People gather at the site after an Air India plane crashed moments after taking off from the airport, in Ahmedabad
* Smoke billows after a plane crashed near Ahmedabad airport
* An injured person being taken for treatment at a hospital
* Firefighting team at the spot after a London-bound Air India plane crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport
* Debris of an Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport
* Remains of an Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport
* Rescue operation underway
* People stand near the debris of the Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the airport
* Remains of the Air India plane
Photos - PTI