What we know so far about the Air India crash as first 'survivor' found and death toll rises to 290

Air India have confirmed that 241 passengers have died on their flight, due for London Gatwick, which crashed shortly after take off with only one survivor.

British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, survived with minor injuries and walked away from the crash unaided.

Ramesh told local reporters, "When I got up, there were bodies all around me, I was scared.

"I stood up and ran, there were pieces of the plane all around me.

"Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital."

Investigators have recovered one of the two black boxes from the wreckage and are still searching for the other according to Hindustan Times.

According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, the aircraft had 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board, at least 53 of those were British nationals.

The flight lost signal after sending a mayday call to air traffic control seconds after leaving runway 23 at Ahmedabad airport at 13:39 IST.

The captain of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had 8,200 hours of flying experience. The co-pilot had 1,100 hours of flying experience.

A senior police officer told ANI news agency that the plane crashed into a doctors' hostel in a residential area.

He said police, firefighters and other civic workers reached the spot within minutes. Rescue operations are still under way.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that “the scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating”, adding he was being kept updated as the situation develops.

Families in India with concerns should call Air India on 1800 5691 444. For those outside India, call the British Foreign Office on 020 7008 5000

Air India have now released an apology video expressing their "deep sorrow."

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