New Delhi, June 12 -- Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Thursday said that the ministry has issued helplines following the crash in Ahmedabad this afternoon of Air India London-bound flight with 242 people onboard.

Speaking to ANI, Mohol said, "It's a very unfortunate incident. We are all rushing to Ahmedabad. There were 242 people onboard the aircraft. We have issued helpline numbers."

According to the National Disaster Response Force, three NDRF teams, comprising 90 personnel, have reached the site of the crash from Gandhinagar. A total of three more teams are being moved from Vadodaram the Force said.

Earlier, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said he is personally monitoring the situation...