An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport. The flight was going to London. It went down between 1 pm and 2 pm.

The airline in a statement said flight No. AI 171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today.

“At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest,” Air India said in a statement.

Visuals from the site show a thick plume of grey smoke rising from the ground. At least two dozen ambulances have arrived and some have taken away injured people to hospital. The police have diverted traffic from the area.