An Air India passenger jet bound for London with 242 people on board crashed into a medical college shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Officials confirm it as one of India’s worst aviation disasters in decades.

Harsh Kataria had just landed into Ahmedabad airport when they witnessed the tragic incident.

Smoke and debris were seen rising from the crash site in what is now considered the world’s deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.

Tragically, only one passenger survived the crash, according to a senior Indian official, and the airline has stated that there were no other survivors.