Ramesh Viswashkumar, the only passenger who survived the Ahmedabad plane crash, has raised everyone's eyebrows around the world. Out of 242 people on board the Air India flight, only 1 passenger survived, and it was Ramesh Viswashkumar. Ramesh Viswashkumar is admitted to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. PM Modi met him on Friday and enquired about his well-being. The two talked for about 10 minutes. After this, Ramesh said in a conversation with DD News, the PM enquired about his well-being and asked how the accident happened. Ramesh was sitting in seat 11A of the plane. After the accident, he walked out of the accident site on his own.
How did Ramesh Viswashkumar survive the Air India Plane Crash?
Talking to DD, Ramesh said, "Everything happened in front of me. I don't know how it happened. I cannot believe how I came out alive. For a while, I felt that I was also going to die. When I opened my eyes, I felt that I was alive. I thought I could get out of here, and I got out."
What happened as soon as the flight took off?
Ramesh further said, "As soon as the takeoff, within five to ten seconds, it felt like it had stopped. Later, the green and white lights turned on. Then, as soon as the speed was increased, it fell at the same time, and there was an explosion."
"The part of the plane where my seat was must have hit the lower part of the building. The upper part had caught fire, and many people got stuck there. Perhaps I had fallen down along with the seat. I somehow managed to get out. The door was broken and I saw some empty space in front, so I tried to get out. There was a wall on the other side, probably no one could get out from there. Two air hostesses, an uncle-aunty, and everything was burning right in front of my eyes."
Amazingly, after escaping the burning wreckage, Kumar walked away from the crash site on his own.
The flight, which was headed to London, carried 242 people, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, 7 Portuguese, and one Canadian, along with 12 crew members. Tragically, 241 people perished in the accident.
The aircraft crashed into a residential building housing doctors from Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital. At the time of the crash, 50–60 doctors were reportedly inside. More than 15 were injured, and many of the bodies recovered from the site were severely charred.