GB News interrupts live broadcast with 'bleak' Air India crash update
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GB News delivered a shattering "breaking news" update following the events of the Air India plane crash.
During an intense segment, GB News anchors Bev Turner and Andrew Pierce reported that an Air India flight en route to London Gatwick from Ahmedabad, India, with 242 people on board, met with disaster just moments after take-off.
In the midst of a live discussion, Andrew Pierce had to cut across an aviation specialist to share the update: "I'm sorry to interrupt, but we've got some breaking news.
"We have now confirmed 217 adults and 11 children were on board that flight which crashed almost on take-off, so that is even bleaker than we thought."
Air India has recognised that among the passengers on the ill-fated flight were 53 British nationals, while those injured are now being transported to hospitals.
(Image: AP)
The airline declared in their announcement: "The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
"Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals."
Security analyst Mark White later joined the broadcast providing further insights, revealing that the plane crashed atop a hostel housing doctors, with it remaining uncertain as to the extent of casualties on the ground.
(Image: GB News)
The programme cut to a brief ad break before returning, with presenter Andrew declaring: "Welcome back, we've got some big breaking news today," before cautioning the audience about the "graphic content" they were about to witness.
Subsequently, viewers were shown the distressing footage of an aircraft plunging just moments after take-off, with the massive jet appearing dangerously low before turning into a fireball just beyond the camera's view.
Air India has acknowledged that a distress signal was broadcasted to air traffic control from the doomed flight, but there was no further communication from the plane following air traffic's response.
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