A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India
Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, BBC reports.
There were 169 Indian nationals on the flight, as well as 53 Britons, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals, Air India says.
Tracking website Flightradar24 says it received the last signal from the aircraft at 625 feet (190m) “just seconds after take off”
Videos from the scene show black smoke rising over a residential area
BBC reporter in Ahmedabad says the scene is shocking, with rescue workers still trying to put out a fire.
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