WATCH: Air India flight crashes moments after takeoff—one reported survivor

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787 carrying 242 passengers—including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani—crashed into a residential area near Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, resulting in the deaths of all those on board but one named Ramesh Vishwaskumar.

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New footage from a security camera at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, shows today’s takeoff and immediate crash of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Air India 171, which resulted in the deaths of over 240. pic.twitter.com/s3DQPqyQk3

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 12, 2025

RAMESH VISHWASKUMAR, SEAT 11A REPORTEDLY SOLE SURVIVOR IN AIR INDIA CRASH. pic.twitter.com/ypDObjbxDW

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 12, 2025

BREAKING:

A London-bound Air India Flight 171 has crashed into a residential area minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad, India.

The Boeing 787-8 was carrying 242 passengers and crew pic.twitter.com/3BEOCmXLXd

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 12, 2025

Air India Tragic Crash — What We Know So Far

• 40 to 110 feared dead (News18: 40, TimesNow: 110)

• Flight AI171 (Ahmedabad-London), 242 onboard

• 169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian

• Plane crashed into a doctors’ hostel

• Airport closed, flights suspended https://t.co/JasQ2VbSUV pic.twitter.com/h6oUaav05H

— RT (@RT_com) June 12, 2025

The footage from the Air India disaster is simply horrific. pic.twitter.com/wsoQjRClWY

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 12, 2025

⚡️BREAKING: A plane has crashed near the airport of Ahmedabad, in western India, according to NDTV.

News18 reports that there were 130 passengers on board. pic.twitter.com/GvLBT0iB4b

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 12, 2025

Footage of the plane crash and the aftermath at the crash site in India has surfaced online.

Air India posted on social media platform X that an “incident” occurred on board the flight from Ahmedabad to London, and details are still being clarified.

Since the plane went down in… https://t.co/x5zc41xPJo pic.twitter.com/JuP0BvTtkP

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 12, 2025

Horrific visuals from the Ahmedabad medical college building, where the plane crashed.#AirIndia #AhmedabadNews #Gujarat #PlaneCrash #AirIndia pic.twitter.com/Mnn3tp3aYR

— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) June 12, 2025

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