The "heartbroken" family of three victims of the Air India plane crash have paid tribute to their "kind and deeply respected" loved ones. Akeel Nanabawa, Hannaa Vorajee and Sara Nanabawa were returning from a surprise trip to India when their plane ploughed into a residential area, hitting a hospital and medical student hostel.

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people said he walked out of a broken emergency exit after the aircraft hit a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad.

The Air India plane crash this week was one of India’s worst aviation disasters, killing 241 people on board and several people on the ground