Air India death toll: How many people have died in plane crash? Latest updates as 'appear to be no survivors' - over 100 bodies taken to hospital
Thirty bodies have been recovered from a building at the crash site where the Air India plane plummeted, say rescue workers.
At least 30 bodies have been recovered from a building at the site of the plane crash, Reuters reports, citing rescue personnel at the site. More people were trapped inside, the rescue workers said.
It has since been announced that there appears to be no survivors. There appear to be no survivors from the Air India airliner that crashed, a city police commissioner has told the Associated Press.
The plane crashed into a residential area of Ahmedabad - and now a senior police officer has said it crashed "at a doctors' hostel". The officer told the local ANI news agency that police were at the scene within three minutes.
There were 53 Britons on board the Air India flight when it crashed, according to the airline. Of the 242 passengers in total, 169 are Indians, seven are Portguese and one is Canadian.
The airline said in a statement: “Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off. The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.
“The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals. We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information. Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident.”
In a statement following the incident on Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating.” He added he is being kept updated as the situation develops.
The King said he is also being updated on the incident. India’s federal health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said in a statement that “many people” were killed in the crash. The exact number has not yet been confirmed.