A British man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed everyone else on board in an extraordinary tale of survival.
Vishwashkumar Ramesh was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight when it crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, western India.
Ramesh’s brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, told BBC News that Vishwashkumar “has no idea how he survived” and escaped the plane as the only survivor.
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BRITISH MAN SURVIVES AIR INDIA CRASH
Video shared on social media showed Ramesh walking towards an ambulance, with smoke billowing in the background. He was later seen in a hospital bed meeting Indian interior minister Amit Shah.
Indian media said Ramesh shared his boarding pass, which showed his name and seat number. He has a wife and child. He was born in India, but has lived in the UK for many years.
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