Ahmedabad plane crash: Air India 171 crashes into medical college hostel injuring students

The tail part of an Air India plane, B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, has crashed on the roof of a building in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025.
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Air India Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday (June 12, 2025) afternoon from Ahmedabad. The flight had 242 people on board. Reports from the state medical association noted that the aircraft crashed directly on the BJ Medical College UG hostel mess in Meghani Nagar.

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The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) claimed students were present at the hostel mess at the time of the crash. Images shared by FAIMA show a part of the plane stuck in the building of the hostel, which could be seen to have suffered damages.

A rescue operation is underway after an Air India plane crashed in the Meghaninagar area, near Ahmedabad airport, on June 12, 2025.
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An official confirmation from the State Government is awaited with details about the medical and medical college staff injured in the accident