A Malayali woman reportedly died in the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The deceased is Ranjitha R Nair (40), a native of Pullad in Pathanamthitta.

According to Manorama News, Ranjitha was working as a nurse in the United Kingdom for the past year. 

The London-bound aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operating as Air India flight AI 171, was carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, when it crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. Officials stated that the passengers included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian.

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