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Ahmedabad Plane Crash update: London-Bound Air India Flight Crashes Near Airport; Death toll rises to 133

Digital Desk: On Thursday afternoon, at 1.17 PM, Air India aircraft AI-171, heading for London with 242 passengers, and 12 crew members crashed into the Meghani Nagar residential area shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Heavy flames and thick smoke erupted immediately. A team of firefighters has rushed to the location, and an emergency response team is being deployed. Authorities are yet to confirm the cause of the incident.

Medical team and rescue personnel Indian Armed forces deployed for rescue ops. 133 confirmed deaths and several hospitalized so far in the Air India plane crash incident in Ahmedabad.

Reportedly, the airliner carried 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese, and one Canadian passenger. Heavy smoke was spotted from Dharpur, near Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar region.

Gujarat: 169 Indians, 53 Britishers, 7 Portugese, 1 Canadian on board crashed AI plane

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Following the unfortunate incident, the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, spoke with the Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, regarding this accident.

K. Rammohan Naidu, the Civil Aviation Minister, is soon scheduled to attend the terrible accident scene in Ahmedabad.