An Air India plane crashed soon after takeoff from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.There were 242 people on board, including 10 cabin crew and two pilots.One passenger has been found alive, India's home minister said.

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

Multiple Indian agencies, including the National Security Guard (NSG), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Air Force, forensic teams, fire and rescue services are inspecting the wreckage of the London-bound Air India jet, which crashed into the rooftop of a doctors’ hostel in Ahmedabad. The area remains fully cordoned off.

The only survivor was a British national of Indian ... The first crash of a Boeing 787 This is the first crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.