Authorities in India have confirmed that one person miraculously survived the Air India plane crash that occurred earlier on Thursday.
Flight AI 171 was headed to London Gatwick and was scheduled to arrive in the UK at 6:25 p.m. local time. Tragically, the aircraft crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport.
The crash site, located in the Meghani Nagar neighborhood, also included a hostel connected to a nearby medical college. The impact caused widespread destruction, with parts of the aircraft strewn across buildings and streets.
Air India confirmed that 242 individuals were onboard, including passengers and crew. The passenger list consisted of 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese citizens.