Ahmedabad: First Officer Clive Kunder, who hails from Mangaluru and was a resident of Mumbai, was among the crew members aboard the Air India flight AI 171 that tragically crashed in a residential area near Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, shortly after take-off.

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad City Police Commissioner G.S. Malik has said that there appear to be no survivors in the Air India flight crash that occurred earlier today near Meghaninagar, close to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Ahmedabad: The horrifying Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad airport that claimed at least 133 lives has once again brought to the fore the fragility of air travel and the devastating impact of aviation accidents. As rescue teams continue to recover bodies and tend to survivors from Thursday’s tragedy, the incident joins a grim list of India’s most fatal air disasters. Here's a detailed look at some of the deadliest and most chaotic plane crashes that have occurred in India over the decades — each one etched deeply in the nation’s memory.

The Air India plane bound for London, which lost altitude soon after take- off, crashed into residential quarters of BJ Medical College doctors in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar area on Thursday, causing severe damage to buildings in the premises, eyewitnesses said.

The death toll in the Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad airport has risen to 133, officials confirmed late Thursday evening. The tragic incident occurred shortly after the flight took off for London at 1:17 PM.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to assess the situation after a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in Ahmedabad moments after taking off.

There were 169 Indians, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals onboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, which crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Soon after the takeoff, the pilot of ill-fated Air India aircraft gave a Mayday call to the Ahmedabad air traffic controller.