At Least 200 Killed in Deadly Air India Plane Accident (Image Credit: X)
At least 200 People Perish in Deadly Air India Plane Crash
At least 200 people aboard an Air India plane have been confirmed dead after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The London-bound aircraft went down just minutes after departing from the airport.
Of the 242 passengers, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 British, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese.
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Flight AI171 reportedly plunged into the hostel wing of B.J. Medical College (BJMC), a prominent institution in the city.
Several people on the ground, including students and staff at the college, were reportedly injured or killed in the impact.
The local police chief in Ahmedabad has confirmed that 204 bodies have been recovered from the crash site so far.
However, it remains unclear how many of the victims were passengers aboard the plane and how many were on the ground when the plane went down.
Source: Iharare
