Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashes - in pictures


  • The tail of Air India Flight 171 protrudes from a medical college building near Ahmedabad Airport. AFP
    The tail of Air India Flight 171 protrudes from a medical college building near Ahmedabad Airport. AFP
  • The body of a victim is handed over to family members at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Reuters
    The body of a victim is handed over to family members at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Reuters
  • Doctors collect a DNA sample from a relative of a crash victim at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. EPA
    Doctors collect a DNA sample from a relative of a crash victim at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. EPA
  • Police guard the Air India Flight 171 crash site in Ahmedabad. AFP
    Police guard the Air India Flight 171 crash site in Ahmedabad. AFP
  • Dabu Patni mourns her brother Akash Patni, who died in the plane crash. Reuters
    Dabu Patni mourns her brother Akash Patni, who died in the plane crash. Reuters
  • An aircraft wheel amid the wreckage of the plane. Bloomberg
    An aircraft wheel amid the wreckage of the plane. Bloomberg
  • Rescuers and volunteers sift through debris at the crash site. Bloomberg
    Rescuers and volunteers sift through debris at the crash site. Bloomberg
  • An officer shows debris recovered at the site of the crash. EPA
    An officer shows debris recovered at the site of the crash. EPA
  • A plume of smoke seen through a window at Ahmedabad airport after Air India flight 171 crashed nearby. AFP
    A plume of smoke seen through a window at Ahmedabad airport after Air India flight 171 crashed nearby. AFP
  • People gather near the crash site. Reuters
    People gather near the crash site. Reuters
  • A car completely gutted by fire after the plane crash near Ahmedabad airport. AP
    A car completely gutted by fire after the plane crash near Ahmedabad airport. AP
  • Security personnel at the crash site in Ahmedabad, in the north-western Indian state of Gujarat. AP
    Security personnel at the crash site in Ahmedabad, in the north-western Indian state of Gujarat. AP
  • Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state. AP
    Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state. AP