Live Updates on Ahmedabad Plane Crash News: One of India’s biggest aviation tragedies occurred Thursday when an Air India flight crashed close to the Ahmedabad airport, killing at least 265 people. At 1:17 pm, the aircraft, which was carrying 232 passengers and 10 crew members, took off for London and briefly dropped.
There were 169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian on board Air India Flight AI-171. More people were hurt when it collided into the BJ Medical College and Hospital. There was a lot of smoke coming from Dharpur, which is close to Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad. Emergency reaction teams are being mobilized, and the fire department was on the scene. The cause of the crash has not yet been confirmed by authorities.
Union Minister CR Paatil revealed that former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was one of the crash victims. In addition to offering his sympathies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the accident with Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu. In order to guarantee that all aid is provided to those impacted, the PM requested that the two ministers travel to Ahmedabad.
Shah added that an official death toll would be published following DNA analysis and praised Gujarat disaster management staff for their prompt response to the unfortunate incident earlier today. On Friday morning, PM Modi is anticipated to land in Ahmedabad.
