- How I made it out alive – sole survivor of Air India crash.
- Vishwashkumar Ramesh escaped through a broken door after the plane crashed near a medical college in Ahmedabad.
- The crash killed five medical students and injured nearly 50; PM Modi visited Ramesh in hospital.
A British national, Vishwashkumar Ramesh, is the sole survivor of the plane Air India crash that has killed at least 241 people.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ramesh was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787 flight.
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India’s state broadcaster, DD News, spoke to Ramesh, who is currently being treated in a hospital.
He said, “I still cannot believe how I made it out alive.
“At first, I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane.”
Ramesh explained that the side of the plane he was sitting on did not hit the hostel building and was closer to the ground floor.
He said, “My door broke down and I saw a small space. I tried to get out of the plane.”
The survivor narrated how he saw the aircraft crew and its passengers die in front of his eyes.
Ramesh who walked away from the burning aircraft, said he sustained burn injuries on his left hand and was taken to the hospital by ambulance soon after.
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday visited Ramesh at the civil hospital where he is currently being treated.
An Air India plane heading for London’s Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom has crashed near the airport in Ahmedabad.
The plane fell on top of the dining area of BJ Medical College, killing at least five medical students and injuring nearly 50.
