On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI‑171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner, departing from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed approximately 30 seconds after takeoff, around 1:38 pm IST, in the B.J. Medical College hostel area of Meghani Nagar.

• Onboard: 242 individuals (230 passengers, 12 crew); 241 died, one survivor—British‑Indian Vishwash Kumar Ramesh—identified in seat 11A, escaped by emergency exit and evacuated with injuries en.wikipedia.orgtimesofindia.indiatimes.com+12people.com+12en.wikipedia.org+12.

• On the ground: At least 28 people killed and 60+ injured, including medical students en.wikipedia.org+1washingtonpost.com+1.

• Crash dynamics: The plane climbed only ~650 ft before hitting the hostel wing, bursting into a massive fireball; early footage showed a “Mayday” transmission followed by engine failure or loss of control timesofindia.indiatimes.com+1nypost.com+1.

• Recovery & response: Rescue teams, including NDRF, used sniffer dogs and began DNA sampling; one black box, plus DVR, have been recovered reuters.com+2theguardian.com+2hindustantimes.com+2.

• Victims: Diverse passenger list—169 Indians, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian—and former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani among the deceased washingtonpost.com+7theguardian.com+7nypost.com+7.

• Officials' reaction: PM Narendra Modi visited the site, called it “heartbreaking,” offered ₹1 crore compensation per deceased from Tata Group; global condolences from UK, US, and others theguardian.com+1apnews.com+1.

• Investigation: Formal probe under India’s AAIB with UK AAIB, U.S. NTSB, and Boeing’s involvement; potential temporary grounding of Boeing 787s in India news.com.au+6theguardian.com+6en.wikipedia.org+6.