Air India AI 171 crash: Flight with 242 persons onboard crashed at a doctors' hostel, says police


AHMEDABAD, (India): The Air India Flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London, Gatwick, that was involved in a crash on Thursday (June 12) shortly after takeoff outside the airport is said to have crashed into a doctors' hostel in the Meghani area of the city.

A senior police officer has said: “As per preliminary information, a London-bound Air India flight has crashed at the doctors' hostel. Within 2–3 minutes, police and other agencies reached the spot. Almost 70–80% of the area has been cleared. All agencies are working here.”

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