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From NBC News: Rescue workers in India were searching for survivors Thursday after a plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff into a building where medical students were sitting down to lunch.
The police commissioner for the city of Ahmedabad said none of those aboard the London-bound Air India plane survived the crash. But local media reported that one man was able to escape the airliner alive. The British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, told Indian media that “it all happened so quickly.”
“Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed,” he told The Hindustan Times. NBC News confirmed that Ramesh’s name and seat number, reported in local media, match the flight manifest. His family confirmed to Sky News that he survived the flight, though they had not heard from another family member whom they believe was on the plane.
Relatives of those who were aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner waited at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad and Gatwick Airport outside of London for word of their loved ones.
Below is the moment the plane took off from the runway, barely got up into the air, then crashed in a deadly fireball less than one minute later.
The full sequence from take-off to crash—final moments of Air India 171 captured on CCTV. Clear catastrophic lack of lift just seconds after liftoff. pic.twitter.com/l6UAzZ3wtJ
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) June 12, 2025
A video shared by local media outlet IndiaToday shows what is believed to be the lone survivor limping, but walking away on his own, after the crash.
Ramesh Viswashkumar, The sole survivor of the Air India crash escaped by jumping from the plane. He was on seat number 11A. #AirIndia #AhmedabadNews #Gujarat #PlaneCrash #ITReel pic.twitter.com/NsMBeZOkbX
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) June 12, 2025
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, a British national, was reportedly returning home after visiting family in India.
After miraculously surviving the crash, he told the media, “Thirty seconds after take off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly. 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.”
His brother, Ajay, was reportedly in a different row on the plane, and presumedly did not survive.
JUST IN: Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the sole survivor of the Air India Boeing 787 crash, according to India Today.
Ramesh, 40, says there was a loud noise after takeoff.
“Thirty seconds after take off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so… pic.twitter.com/odls9uFKXK
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 12, 2025
British commentator Piers Morgan wrote, “Amid all the horror of the Air India plane crash, this story of British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh from Leicester, who was in seat 11a, being the sole survivor and walking away with just a few scratches, is truly astonishing.”
Amid all the horror of the Air India plane crash, this story of British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh from Leicester, who was in seat 11a, being the sole survivor and walking away with just a few scratches, is truly astonishing. pic.twitter.com/8py9Rssf0d
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 12, 2025
This man walking in white shirt Mr. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, Seat 11 A has survived the today’s Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It’s a miracle. He is the only one survivor confirmed by Ahmedabad Police. Thanks God. pic.twitter.com/gGLgt479m5
— Licypriya Kangujam (@LicypriyaK) June 12, 2025
BREAKING: A man who reportedly survived the plane crash in Ahmedabad has been named by Indian media as British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
Family members have confirmed to Sky he was on board the flight and have spoken to him since.
Latest: https://t.co/MPnV3FHVub pic.twitter.com/KSWBAsQSyb
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 12, 2025
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