Plane appears to have crashed in residential areapublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 June
Samira Hussain
South Asia correspondent
Video on social media shows black fumes billowing. It appears to have crashed in a residential area.
Summary
India's civil aviation minister says a black box has been found at the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad
All but one of the 242 people on the London-bound flight died when it crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off on Thursday
It is not yet clear how many people on the ground were killed - an official tells the BBC at least eight have died
The sole survivor, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, who was in seat 11A, is recovering in hospital and says: "I still cannot believe how I made it out alive"
There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on the flight, Air India says
A doctor tells the BBC they are relying on DNA matching from families to identify victims, as relatives wait anxiously for news
'I don't believe it yet': Passengers' families wait for answers
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Edited by Tinshui Yeung and Jemma Crew in London, with Vikas Pandey in Ahmedabad
Plane appears to have crashed in residential areapublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 June
Air India says incident involving flight bound for London Gatwickpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 12 June
10:01 BST 12 JuneBreakingWe've just had this from Air India on X: "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025.
"At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest."
Plane crashes near airport in Ahmedabad, Indiapublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 12 June
10:00 BST 12 JuneA plane has crashed near the airport in Ahmedabad, western India.
There are reports the plane was heading to the UK - that has not been confirmed.
According to Reuters news agency, which cites police, 242 passengers were on board the flight.
We're continuing to gather information on this fast-developing story, stay with us.