Air India flight with 242 aboard crashes in western India

A passenger plane crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Local media reported that the accident occurred in the Meghani Nagar area of Gujarat state.
We now have a statement from DGCA, India's aviation regulator, which says the flight "crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad". The statement says:

There were 242 people on board the aircraft, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew. The aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 13:39 IST from runway 23
It gave a mayday call to air traffic control, but thereafter no response was given by the aircraft. After departure, the plane crashed outside the airport perimeter.

There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals on board.

The airline says the injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals.

The UK Foreign Office says "the UK is working with local authorities in India to urgently establish the facts and provide support to those involved".