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5 videos that show Air India AI171 Ahmedabad plane crash and aftermath
This handout taken and posted on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) On June 12, 2025 shows the back of an Air India plane after it crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad. Image- AFP
An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as flight AI171 to London, went down around 2 PM in the Meghaninagar area, not far from the airport.
Videos circulating on social media captured the dramatic aftermath, including one showing thick black smoke emerging from the crash site and another featuring survivors being rushed to hospitals. One of the most widely shared clips showed the doctors' hostel in Meghaninagar with visible damage and aircraft parts on the premises.
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Here are five videos that capture the moment of the crash and its immediate aftermath.
Google Earth imagery shows the exact location from where the aircraft took off and the crash site in Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad.
Google Earth imagery shows the exact location from which the aircraft took off and the crash site in Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad.
PTI INFOGRAPHICS | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down around 2 PM in the Meghaninagar… pic.twitter.com/pyxPsNFZTo — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 12, 2025
A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in a residential area moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. Many people are feared killed.
#WATCH | Ahmedabad Plane Crash | Visuals from the doctors' hostel where the London-bound Air India flight crashed. The tail fin of the aircraft seen on the premises. pic.twitter.com/ij85a9rMEE — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
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Part of the ill-fated London-bound Air India aircraft crashed into a building in Ahmedabad. Visuals from the spot.
Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from (Ahmedabad to London Gatwick) crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad earlier this afternoon.
#WATCH | Gujarat: Part of the ill-fated London-bound Air India aircraft crashed into a building in Ahmedabad. Visuals from the spot.
Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from (Ahmedabad to London Gatwick) crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad… pic.twitter.com/H4QaaPgsDu — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
Air India plane crash: 'My sister-in-law was going to London. Within an hour, I got news that the plane had crashed. So I have come here,' says Poonam Patel as he arrived at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
#WATCH | Air India plane crash: "My sister-in-law was going to London. Within an hour, I got news that the plane had crashed. So I have come here," says Poonam Patel as he arrived at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/PRgtdH46oQ — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
Multiple agencies involved in rescue and relief operations at the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad; Debris with smoke emanating lies spread across the site
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#WATCH | Multiple agencies involved in rescue and relief operations at the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad; Debris with smoke emanating lies spread across the site pic.twitter.com/JZIKERPqHa — ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
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