Air India's London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashes with 242 people on board minutes after takeoff
Tragedy over an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliner. The craft - with 242 people on board [...]
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Tragedy over a plane from Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner line. The medium - with 242 people on board - Crashed and crashed into some houses minutes after takeoff.
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The plane, which took off from runway 23 in Ahmedabad, India, and headed to London Gatwick, fell near the town of Meghani around 1:38 p.m. local time, about 10:08 a.m. Italian time.
On board were 242 people present - 232 passengers, 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew members-whose condition is currently unknown, however. Among them 217 were adults and 11 children. Of them, 169 were Indian nationals, 43 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. There may be some survivors, who were rushed to hospital, according to Indian media. At present, there is no official data and reports are fragmentary.
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However, according to early information, also reported by the Times Of India, a "mayday" but from the control tower they would lose contact soon after his takeoff, when he was at About 200 meters (626 ft) altitude.
The plane crashed to the ground just after takeoff outside the airport, according to the Indian Aviation Authority.
Also according to some pictures circulated on social media, A column of dark smoke rose from the crash site, visible several kilometers away.
Major emergency vehicles immediately arrived at the scene: fire brigade and ambulances. There were reportedly several injured among the people on the ground.
The aircraft was commanded by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, with first officer Clive Kundar. Given its intended route and itinerary, all the way to London, the aircraft was carrying a large amount of fuel, a circumstance that may have aggravated the fire and significantly slowed ground rescue operations.
