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At least 30 people have been confirmed dead after an Air India flight bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, went down in a residential area near the airport.
Authorities reported that the aircraft crashed into a doctors’ hostel associated with B.J. Medical College, striking the building’s dining area. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with 30 to 35 bodies recovered so far and many more believed to be trapped under the debris.
A senior police officer confirmed, “We have cleared approximately 70 to 80 percent of the crash site and will continue the operation until the entire area is secured.”
Television footage showed part of the aircraft lodged on top of the building, which housed several medical students. Many of the deceased are believed to be students residing in the hostel.
According to Air India, the flight manifest included 217 adults, 11 children, and two infants. Nationalities among the passengers included 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, one of the most advanced passenger jets currently in service. This incident marks the first crash of the Dreamliner model, which entered commercial service in 2011. The specific aircraft had its maiden flight in 2013 and was delivered to Air India in January 2014.
Air India acknowledged the incident on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, stating, “We are ascertaining the details and will share further updates. The injured are being transported to the nearest hospitals.”
Initial reports indicate the crash happened moments after takeoff, with eyewitness footage capturing the plane soaring above a residential zone before disappearing from view and a fireball erupting moments later.
Rescue operations are ongoing, and the death toll is expected to rise. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
