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A plane that was en route to the UK has crashed in west India as local authorities have declared a major emergency.
The flight was reportedly headed to London Gatwick from the city of Ahmedabad, with at least 240 people believed to be on board.
Visuals showed thick black smoke rising up into the sky from the airport.
GB News understands the crash took place in a civilian area of Ahmedabad.
Black smoke could be seen pillowing into the sky
Black smoke rising above Ahmedabad
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A spokesman from Air India said: “Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, June 12 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates.”
Police in the area reports the plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with FlightRadar reporting the final signal being received “just seconds after take off.”
More to follow…