Air India’s Boeing 787 bound for London crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad, India, shortly after takeoff, killing 241 of the 242. In this unimaginable devastation, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British national, emerged from the wreckage alive but injured.
Early reports indicate the plane barely reached 625 feet before crashing, igniting its fuel and causing catastrophic damage to nearby structures, including a student hostel. The search for answers continues as authorities retrieve the black box from what is now India’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.
Bonus: Here’s a visual guide to the Air India Flight 171 crash.
