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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emine Sinmaz in London and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

British man is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that left more than 260 dead

More than 260 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad, with a British man being the sole survivor of those onboard.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner heading for Gatwick was carrying 242 people when it crashed minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time from Ahmedabad, the main city in the north-western state of Gujarat.

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