At Least 240 People, Including Those on the Ground, Killed in the Air India Crash, Official Says

1 day ago An official says at least 240 people have been killed in the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad. Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer in Ahmedabad, said Thursday that the dead include medical students who were in a college hostel when the plane hit the building. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed that a single passenger survived the crash and that he met him at the hospital. The Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed after takeoff in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad. Black smoke billowed from the site where the plane crashed and burst into flames near the airport.