Briton is ‘sole survivor’ of Air India plane crash that killed more than 290, police say

Flight AI171 was carrying 242 people bound for London when it crashed into residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff

Air India plane crash – latest updates

More than 290 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashed in a residential area in the city of Ahmedabad, with a British man believed to be the sole survivor, according to police and local reports.

The flight was carrying 242 people when it crashed minutes after take off from Ahmedabad, the main city in the north-western Indian state of Gujarat. .