Air India plane crash: 204 bodies found, says Ahmedabad police chief

Police in Ahmedabad said they had collected 204 dead bodies after a London-bound passenger plane with 242 people on board crashed into residential buildings after takeoff on Thursday.

"We have found 204 bodies," city police commissioner GS Malik told AFP, adding that 41 injured people were "under treatment".

The dead included those from the plane crash and from buildings into which the plane smashed. "Rescue work is ongoing," he said.

Air India flight AI171 was flying from Ahmedabad airport to London Gatwick when it crashed shortly after takeoff. As many as 242 people were on board.