Indian authorities have revised the number of victims in the crash and reported 242 dead.

The Indian authorities have reviewed the number of victims of the crash of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the west of the country — more than 240 people were killed. This was reported on Thursday, June 12, by the Reuters news agency, citing a police spokesman.

Prior to that, The New Indian Express newspaper, citing police data, wrote that the death toll exceeded 310 people. It was assumed that 75 of them died on the ground.

"More than 240 people died when an Air India plane bound for London crashed," a statement from the authorities told Reuters.

Vidhi Chaudhary, a law enforcement official, told the agency that the exact number of dead was still being clarified. She explained that earlier some of the remains of the dead had been counted twice, and therefore more victims were reported.

Plane crash in India: what is known

The liner crashed into residential buildings, the death toll is being clarified

The plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, occurred earlier in the day. There were 242 passengers on board, including two pilots and 10 flight attendants. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a dormitory building for doctors. According to NDTV, the cause of the Air India flight crash could be a collision with birds.

One of the passengers survived the plane crash — he turned out to be a 40-year-old British citizen. Rescue operations are continuing.