Bodies removed from scene of Air India plane crash

Emergency personnel were seen carrying charred bodies from the site where an Air India plane crashed in India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday (June 12).

The plane was headed to Britain's Gatwick Airport, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport.

Rescuers fought to put out fires at a building hit by the plane, as thick plumes of smoke rose from the crash site.

The 242 people on board the flight included 217 adults and 11 children, a source told Reuters. Of them, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian, Air India said.

Aviation tracking site Flightradar24 said the plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, one of the most modern passenger aircraft in service.

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