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There's been a major plane crash in western India today.
An Air India flight with 242 passengers and crew members aboard crashed shortly after taking off.
They were bound for London.
NPR's Diya Hadid reports from Mumbai.
Footage shared by the outlet Press Trust of India showed the plane sinking over a residential quarter of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad,
and then the sound of a blast and a ball of fire.
The Press Trust then shared images of medics rushing casualties on stretches.
The chairman of the group that operates Air India said in a statement that its flight,
A1171, which was bound for London's Gatwick Airport, was involved in a tragic incident.
The Associated Press reports that it's the first crash of this kind of aircraft,
a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Reuters said the aircraft gave a Mayday call, signaling an emergency, before it crashed.
The last accident involving Air India was in 2020, when more than 20 people were killed.
Dear Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
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