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Air India Flight Bound for London Crashes After Ahmedabad Takeoff, Killing 265

The recovery of the flight recorder from the wreckage has spurred a formal probe with global leaders pledging support

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Overview

  • At least 265 people died when Flight AI171 crashed into a medical college complex minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad
  • Only one survivor was pulled from the wreckage, identified as British national Vishwas Kumar Ramesh
  • The Boeing 787-8 carried 242 occupants, including 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese passengers and one Canadian, alongside 12 crew members
  • Gujarat ATS recovered the digital video recorder and investigators have launched a formal inquiry into the cause of the crash
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping, King Charles III, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have conveyed condolences and offered assistance