By A 40-year-old British citizen has emerged as the sole survivor of a deadly Air India plane crash, recounting harrowing details of the moments following the disaster.
Ramesh Viswashkumar, who was seated in 11A, was returning from a family visit in Diu, a coastal town in western India, along with his elder brother. The crash occurred just seconds after take-off, as the aircraft plunged from the sky with little warning.
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“Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,” Viswashkumar told local reporters from his hospital bed in Ahmedabad.
He is currently receiving treatment for chest, eye, and foot injuries at a city hospital. Viswashkumar managed to escape the wreckage by jumping through an emergency exit.
“When I got up, there were bodies all around me,” he recounted. “I just started running. There were pieces of the plane everywhere.” Disoriented and in shock, he was eventually restrained and taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
His brother, who had been seated elsewhere on the flight, is feared to be among the casualties. Authorities have not yet released an official toll, but the crash is believed to have claimed dozens of lives.
Viswashkumar’s survival has been described as miraculous, and Indian aviation authorities have launched a full investigation into the cause of the crash. More updates are expected as recovery efforts continue and the black box is analyzed.
