“At least 30 bodies” were recovered from the crash site in Ahmedabad, India.
Reuters had initially announced the number of deaths after it had been informed by local emergency services.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was on its way to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed less than a minute after its launch.
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, general director of the Civil Aviation Authority, had previously declared to Associated Press that there were 244 people on board when the plane crashed “in a doctor’s dormitory” directly in front of the airport.
232 of the people on board were passengers, 12 were crew members.
53 of the passengers have now been confirmed as British citizens, 169 came from India. Seven people on board come from Portugal, another single traveler comes from Canada.
Videos and photos show how the plane flies near the residential area before it hits on the ground. Afterwards, an explosion can be seen, which sends black clouds of smoke to the sky.
The flight was to arrive at Gatwick Airport at 6:25 pm, but FlightRadar had previously confirmed that the signal had been lost at only 190 metres.
According to New Delhi television reporter Dishha Bagchi, who spoke with Sky News, six emergency teams are currently deploying the incident. The rescue workers try to free all those injured in the rubble.
“At least 30 bodies” were recovered from the crash site in Ahmedabad, India.
Reuters had initially announced the number of deaths after it had been informed by local emergency services.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was on its way to London Gatwick Airport when it crashed less than a minute after its launch.
Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, general director of the Civil Aviation Authority, had previously declared to Associated Press that there were 244 people on board when the plane crashed “in a doctor’s dormitory” directly in front of the airport.
232 of the people on board were passengers, 12 were crew members.
53 of the passengers have now been confirmed as British citizens, 169 came from India. Seven people on board come from Portugal, another single traveler comes from Canada.
Videos and photos show how the plane flies near the residential area before it hits on the ground. Afterwards, an explosion can be seen, which sends black clouds of smoke to the sky.
The flight was to arrive at Gatwick Airport at 6:25 pm, but FlightRadar had previously confirmed that the signal had been lost at only 190 metres.
According to New Delhi television reporter Dishha Bagchi, who spoke with Sky News, six emergency teams are currently deploying the incident. The rescue workers try to free all those injured in the rubble.
