Ahmedabad plane crash: A big plane crash has taken place in Ahmedabad. This aircraft carrying 242 passengers has crashed. The pilot of this aircraft is named Captain Sumit Sabharwal. More details are awaiting this accident.
Who was the pilot, how much experience was
ANI quoted the DGCA as saying that Captain Sumit Sabharwal was flying the crash aircraft. He is LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The co-pilot had an 1100-hour flight experience. According to TC, the aircraft flew from Ahmedabad to runway 23 to 1339 IST (0809 UTC). Soon after flying from Runway 23, the aircraft fell on the ground outside the airport circumference. Heavy black smoke was seen coming out of the accident site.
Aircraft crashed in the afternoon
The aircraft fell and crashed in Meghani Nagar area near Ahmedabad Airport this afternoon. There were 242 passengers on it. Police gave this information. Fire officer Jayesh Khadia said that after the fall of the aircraft, it caught fire and fire engines have been sent to the spot to extinguish the fire.
The aircraft was going to London. Many people are expected to be casualty in the accident. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said, “The plane crashed in Meghani Nagar near the airport.”
Preparations to take injured passengers to hospital
Rescue and relief work is going on at Air India aircraft accident site in Ahmedabad. Green corridors are being built to take the injured passengers to the hospital for treatment. At the same time, 4 flights from IndiGo from Delhi to Ahmedabad and 5 flights of Air India have been canceled today.
(With agency input)
