Dramatic images emerge from the crash of the plane, with over 200 passengers heading toward London

An Air India plane from Ahmedabad to London crashed near the airport in the Meghan Nagar area of Ahmedabad today.

A video that supposedly shows an airplane flying over a dense area of population, then disappearing behind buildings, followed by a major explosion has spread to the media.

Air India has said that 169 Indian citizens, 53 Britons, seven Portugueses, and a Canadian were on the plane.

This Air India accident is the first time a Boeing 787 crashed in this way.

The model was launched 14 years ago, and only six weeks ago, the aircraft producer praised the fact that the model -- also known as the Dreamlinker -- has reached the moment of transporting 1 billion passengers.

To mark this occasion, the company said that the 787 global fleet of more than 1,175 planes carried out nearly 5 million flights, covering more than 30 million hours of flying hours.

The accident is a major blow to the company, which has struggled to overcome a host of problems, including fatal accidents, with its 737 programmes./Periscopi/