One person survived the Air India plane crash on Thursday. The survivor has been identified as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
Ramesh survived with multiple injuries
According to HT, Ramesh sustained injuries to his chest, eyes, and feet. He said that about 30 seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise and the plane crashed.
Vishwash had come to India recently to visit his family. He was returning to the UK with his brother, Ajay Kumar Ramesh, when the crash happened.
‘There were pieces of the plane all around me’
“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,” HT quoted Vishwash as saying.
Vishwash has been living in London for the past 20 years with his wife and kid.
Plane crashed shortly after take off
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into the doctors’ hostel near the airport perimeter.
Air India said that among the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian national.
Aircraft was under the command of Capt Sumeet Sabharwal
The aircraft was under the command of Capt Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. Capt Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The official added that the copilot had 1100 hours of flying experience.
As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It made a Mayday call to ATC, but thereafter, the aircraft did not respond to the calls made by ATC. Aircraft immediately after departure from Runway 23, fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter. The official said that heavy black smoke was seen coming from the accident site.
