Shock crash in Ahmedabad: 200 deaths in aircraft disaster!

Shock crash in Ahmedabad: 200 deaths in aircraft disaster!

Ahmedabad, Indien - On June 12, 2025, a tragic plane crash occurred in Ahmedabad, India. A passenger plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed shortly after the start. There were a total of 242 people on board, and while the exact number of fatalities is still unclear, more than 200 dead have already been recovered.

The Indian police chief Gyanender Singh Malik announced that the search for survivors will continue. So far, two survivors have been discovered: one person on the plane and another in the hospital. The Indian Minister of Health Jagat Prakash Nadda reported numerous victims, but without naming a precise number. Tragically, at least five medical students died when parts of the aircraft fell on their accommodation. A first balance sheet by the local authorities states that at least 30 deaths were recovered from a building on which the machine had thrown off parts while 25 injuries were counted.

flight details and reactions

The plane was on its way to London-Gatwick and had passengers from different countries on board, including 169 Indians, 43 to 53 British, 7 Portuguese, a Canadian and at least 11 children. There were no Austrian citizens among the occupants. Before the crash, the machine put an emergency call, which led to the immediate setting of flight operations at Ahmedabad Airport.

International leader, including Narendra Modi, Ursula von der Leyen, Wladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, Anthony Albanese and the British politicians Charles and Keir, have spoken out of their condolences. Pakistan also expressed his sympathy.

comparison with other crashes

The aircraft crash in Ahmedabad is part of a worrying statistics worldwide. According to Statista, there were many accidents in civil aviation from 1945 to 2024. These statistics clearly show that such incidents, despite modern security standards, continue to happen for various reasons, including technical problems, human failure or unfavorable weather conditions.

In a further incident, a crash of a passenger plane in Kazakhstan occurred on December 25, 2024, in which 32 out of 67 people survived on board. This event shows that the risks in air traffic also persist in other parts of the world, while more and more measures to improve security have to be introduced.