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Air India’s sole crash survivor narrates his escape
- A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight from Ahmedabad to London crashed minutes after takeoff on Thursday afternoon, killing 241 people onboard.
- The aircraft seemed stuck midair shortly after takeoff and crashed into a medical college hostel, with the front in an open area and the tail stuck in a building.
- Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only survivor seated in 11A, unbuckled his seatbelt, escaped through a broken door, sustained burns, and was taken to a hospital after walking in shock.
- Ramesh described the crash and loss of passengers in interviews and told Prime Minister Modi, who visited the site and inquired about his health from the hospital bed.
- The crash ranks among India's worst since 2009, leaving survivor trauma and grief as Ramesh's family mourns his brother Ajay, who was killed in the accident.
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'Deserve some serious punishment': Sole survivor of Air India crash accused of faking the miracle — is it true?
On June 12, 2025, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh walked away from the Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad. The British national of Indian origin has recounted his miraculous escape a number of times — how he “jumped out” through the emergency exit after the crash, how he “stood up and ran” after witnessing the bodies around him. The police confirmed the narrative, and yet, his being the only survivor of the 242 people on board who perished still se…
Vishwash Ramesh is alive. In fact, he is the only survivor of the fatal air crash that he suffered, days ago, a plane from Air India company shortly after taking off from that country to London and that left as a balance 279 people deceased among the occupants of the aircraft and neighbors of the residential area where he fell. However, the 40-year-old man regrets having overcome the tragedy because his brother, Ajay, was one of the passengers a…
After the crash of a passenger aircraft of the airline Air India with 242 people on board, the rescue and rescue work continues.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was one of the porters of his brother's coffin to the crematorium of Diu (India), where he appeared his arm and face covered with bandages after several days spent in hospital.
Vishwashkumar Ramesh managed to survive the accident by jumping through the emergency door. The latest balance points to 279 deaths.
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