An Air India passenger plane bound for London's Gatwick airport crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad, western India, on Thursday, killing 241 passengers and crew. At least eight local people on the ground, including four medical students, were also killed, a senior health official told the BBC.

Investigators released a preliminary account of the crash, describing how the plane struggled after its fuel supply was cut.

A mother who lost her daughter in the Air India plane that crashed at Ahmedabad has said she is aware that her daughter will never come back to life.