A plane carrying a large number of passengers has crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

A passenger plane belonging to Air India has reportedly crashed in the Ahmedabad region of India. It was noted that there were more than 100 passengers on board the plane, which took off for London, the capital of England.

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of Civil Aviation of India, stated that the plane crash in Gujarat occurred 5 minutes after the plane took off at 13:38 local time.

In a statement made on Air India's social media account, it was stated that the plane that crashed near the airport in Ahmedabad was en route to Gatwick Airport in London, the capital of England.