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.

Members of London, Ont.'s Gujarati community say they're reeling from shock and devastation following a plane crash that killed hundreds and injured several others in northwestern India on Thursday, marking the county's deadliest aviation disaster in decades.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national, appears to be the only survivor of Air India flight 171, which crashed with 242 people aboard.

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.