1 survivor found, 260+ dead in Air India plane crash
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All but one of the 242 people on board the London-bound flight died when it crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off.
Ayden Bingham, who led Thatcher to the 3A state football final in 2022, was among six passengers, with his father and two brothers in a plane crash.
A verified GoFundMe campaign said Jeremy Bingham and his three adult sons — Bailey, Gavin and Ayden — were aboard the plane when it crashed. The two others who died were the pilot and his pregnant wife, according to the campaign. Their names were not listed.
Only one passenger survived after an Air India plane that crashed carrying 242 people shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad in western India on Thursday, Indian officials said, after local police said they feared there would likely be no survivors from the incident.
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The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. government to avoid taking criminal responsibility for a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
When there is a plane crash anywhere in the world, there is a big investigation to find out what happens. Governments and airlines then use the information from that investigation to make flying even safer. That's why flying by plane is one of the safest ways to get anywhere. It is normal to feel upset when news like this happens.
"This is so insane," the passenger described in the viral TikTok video, noting "this should be green and full of water."