Passenger believed to be only survivor of Air India flight crash speaks out about what happened

A man who is so far believed to be the only survivor of the Air India flight crash has spoken out. It was previously believed all of those on board had lost their lives, but police then said they had found one single survivor.

Flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident not long after take-off. It was carrying 242 passengers in total, 53 of which are British nationals.

The plane came down in a residential area, and crashed into a hostel building used by doctors. The cause of the crash remains unclear, but because the pilot made a mayday call ahead of impact, it suggests they did know something was wrong.

Miraculously, one man is said to have survived the crash. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told news agency ANI there was one survivor, who was in seat 11A on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight.

🚨As relatives of those aboard the Air India flight desperately look for their loved ones at the Civil Hospital, Asarwa in Ahmedabad, on a bed in the general ward lies 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who said he survived the deadly crash.

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A picture has since emerged of a man in hospital, reported to be 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. Indian media has apparently spoken to the man, who gave his boarding pass as proof he was on the fatal plane. He is reported to have received “impact injuries” on his chest, eyes and feet.

“Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,” he is reported to have told Hindustan Times. “When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.”

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The man is said to have been visiting family in India, and was heading back to London with his brother. “He was travelling with me and I can’t find him anymore. Please help me find him,” he said of his brother.

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