An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board crashed near the airport in India's city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said.

A London-bound passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in India on Thursday, June 12. More than 240 people were on board, Air India confirmed in a post on X.

Plane was carrying 242 passengers and crew, with people on the ground also feared dead after it hit residential area - police chief tells BBC 204 bodies recovered so far.

The plane, which was headed to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off. More than 200 bodies have been recovered.

King Charles has made a statement after an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India,.

Harpreet Kaur Hora, an IT professional, died in the Air India Ahmedabad crash while heading to surprise her husband. The tragedy claimed 241 lives, leaving families devastated and demanding answers.

At the hospital in Ahmedabad, family members were giving DNA samples, waiting for official confirmation of their loss in the Air India disaster, and remembering their loved ones.

A woman has been rushed to hospital after a collision between a bike and a bus outside London Bridge station. City of London police officers were called to the scene at around 8am during the Wednesday morning rush hour, and closed the bridge to all northbound traffic.