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Many people are feared to have been killed after a Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers and crew appeared to explode when it crashed shortly after take-off.

The Air India flight AI 171 departed from Ahmedabad Airport five minutes before it crashed into a residential area after taking off at 1.38pm local time.

No Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft had crashed before Thursday's incident.

Here, ITV News looks at what is known about those who were on board.

Who were the passengers on board?

A total of 242 passengers and crew were on board at the time of the crash. Among the passengers were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, one is Canadian and seven are Portuguese.

Who was among the crew?

The crew consisted of ten members of cabin crew, the pilot and a co-pilot. The pilot is understood to have had 8,200 hours of flying experience, and the co-pilot 1,100 hours. ITV

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