UPDATE: Death toll in Air India crash pegged at 290 as doctors in building where plane engine crashed are recorded among casualties

At least 290 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff at an airport in Ahmedabad, India, according to health officials.

The Air India flight, bound for London with 242 people on board, struck a hostel for medical doctors during the crash.

Of those aboard, 241 passengers died, with only one survivor, a British national seated next to an emergency exit. The crash also claimed lives on the ground, including residents of the hostel.

Authorities have so far recovered at least 269 bodies, though the final toll may be higher. Police confirmed the deceased include former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani.

One student at the hostel survived by jumping from the second floor, sustaining injuries. The lone survivor from the plane, Ramesh Viswashkumar, described waking up surrounded by bodies and fleeing the wreckage.

He is currently searching for his missing brother, who was also on the flight.