Reuters' Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer Amit Dave captures the aftermath of the horrific crash of Air India Flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operated by Tata-owned Air India, was carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian passenger, along with crew members.
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IMAGE: The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane crashed in Ahmedabad, June 12, 2025, shortly after take off. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Rescue team members work as smoke rises at the site where the Air India plane crashed, here and below. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Firefighters work to put out a fire. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: People gather near the damaged building as firefighters work at the site, here and below. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: People carry the body of a victim from the crash site. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Emergency crews work as smoke rises from the wreckage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: People gather near the site where the Air India plane crashed. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: People gather near the wreckage. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Firefighters work to put out a fire at the site. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Wreckage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the site, showing part of its registration 'VT-ANB', here and below. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: People carry the body of a victim from the crash site. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: The tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane stuck on a building, here and below. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Wreckage from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the site, here and below. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: A family member cries on hearing about the crash. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: An ambulance carrying the bodies of the victims. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
IMAGE: Rescue team members work at the site. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff
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