Tragedy in India: Plane Crash Involving British Nationals

A tragic plane crash occurred in India when a flight heading to London went down shortly after takeoff. There were over 50 British nationals and 7 Portuguese citizens aboard, according to Air India.

Source: "European Truth" referencing a post from the company's social media.

Details: Flight AI171, which departed from Ahmedabad to London, crashed 5 minutes after takeoff, landing in a residential area.

There were 242 people on board: 169 from India, 53 from the UK, 1 from Canada, and 7 from Portugal.

All the injured have been transported to nearby hospitals for medical assistance.

Air India states that it is fully cooperating with the authorities investigating this incident.