Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

An Air India plane carrying 242 people bound for London Gatwick crashed near Ahmedabad airport shortly after takeoff on Thursday. The plane crashed into a medical college about one mile southwest of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Videos from the scene show black smoke and a fire near the mangled Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Air India AI171 used full 11,499-ft Runway 23 at Ahmedabad before takeoff, confirms FlightRadar24; cause of crash under probe, one survivor reported.