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Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University

News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. Here’s how to make sense of the risk

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On Thursday afternoon local time, an Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad. There were reportedly 242 people onboard, including two pilots and ten cabin crew.

The most up-to-date reports indicate the death toll has surpassed 260, including people on the ground.

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