'One of the worst in aviation history': Trump breaks silence on Ahmedabad plane crash
An Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed into a medical college in Gujarat's Ahmedabad after takeoff Thursday in one of India's worst airline disasters in decades, officials said. The flight was carrying 242 passengers and crew, including 53 British nationals, when it came down in Ahmedabad. US President Donald Trump has offered to help India following "horrific" plane crash in Ahmedabad that left one known survivor from 242 on board. "I let them know that anything we can do -- we'll be over there immediately. But it was a horrific crash," Trump told reporters during a White House event. Show more 13:16
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