Police: One survivor found in deadly Air India crash near Ahmedabad Airport PHOTO/VIDEO/UPDATED

Ahmedabad authorities have confirmed the discovery of a single survivor following the tragic crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

The aircraft, carrying 242 people—including 230 passengers and 12 crew members—collided with a nearby doctors’ hostel in a residential area, raising concerns over a potentially rising death toll, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik stated, "The police found one survivor in seat 11A. He has been in the hospital and is under treatment. Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area."

The joint commissioner of police, Jaipal Singh Rathore, provided further details on the incident: "After the takeoff, the plane crashed here and after a preliminary enquiry, we got to know that the ... plane crashed into a building, which is a doctors' hostel."

Air India confirmed that among the 230 passengers, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian.

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Police Commissioner of India’s Ahmedabad city, G.S. Malik, has indicated that there are likely no survivors following the crash of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the city.

“It appears there are no survivors in the plane crash,” Malik told The Associated Press.

He added that with the plane crashing in a residential area with offices, “some locals would have also died.”

“Exact figures on casualties are being ascertained,” he said.

Air India flight 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time.

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At least 30 bodies have been pulled from under the rubble of a building where a plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad.

The police say more than 100 bodies were brought to the hospital, Reuters writes.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a doctors' dormitory, the police added.

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An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashed on takeoff, killing at least 130 people, civil hospital sources confirmed.

Initial reports suggest a major technical failure, Caliber.Az informs, citing Indian media.

The aircraft went down in close proximity to the airport in the city of Ahmedabad, located in western India.

According to Air India, the nationalities of the passengers on board included: 169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian.

The passengers reportedly included 217 adults, 11 children and two infants.

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Britain is working with Indian authorities to urgently establish the facts around the Air India plane crash and to provide support to those involved, the country's foreign office said in a statement posted on its website on June 12.

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On June 12, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The aircraft was carrying 242 people—230 passengers and 12 crew members—including nationals from India, the UK, Portugal, and Canada.

Roughly five minutes after departure, the pilots issued a "Mayday" call before the aircraft lost altitude and crashed near the Meghani Nagar area, a densely populated neighborhood close to the airport. Witnesses reported hearing explosions and seeing a fireball followed by thick smoke as the jet struck near a student hostel affiliated with BJ Medical College. Several nearby buildings were damaged, and parts of the plane were scattered across the area.

Emergency services, including fire brigades, ambulances, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), responded rapidly. The Gujarat government, along with central authorities, launched a coordinated rescue effort. Operations at Ahmedabad airport were temporarily suspended.

By Khagan Isayev