By Adesina Soyooye
Tragedy struck Thursday afternoon when an Air India, Boeing 787 Jet crashed.
The seven year Aircraft with 242 passengers and crew on board was headed to Gatwick Airport, London from Ahmedabad Airport when it crashed.
The Aircraft crashed less than one minute after take off. Eye witnesses said the Control lost contact with it as soon as it took off. It had climbed to 625 feet when it dropped from the sky. Taking off and landing are the most dangerous times for aircraft
It crashed into residential buildings. The International flight had on board 242 passengers made up of 169 Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, described the news of the crash as “heartbreaking and beyond words”, while
the Civil Aviation Minister in his reaction said he was “shocked and devastated.”
Cause of the fatal crash is still a subject of speculation but it is reported that the Pilot sent a “May Day” call to Air control shortly after take off, indicating difficulties and emergency.
There is no report of the number of casualties yet.
…More details later.
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