Air India plane crash: One survivor found in seat 11A, currently under treatment

One survivor, Vishwaskumar Ramesh, was found in seat 11A of the London-bound Air India flight that crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad with 242 people on board. Kumar was travelling to London with his brother.

In videos going viral on social media, Kumar, who is a British national, in a blood-soaked white shirt is seen heavily limping and walking towards an ambulance. He is surrounded by locals who ask him about others who were on the ill-fated flight.

He reportedly jumped from the aircraft at the last moment, and saved his life, as per TOI.


"The police found one survivor in seat 11A. One survivor has been found in the hospital and is under treatment. Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area," Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told ANI on Thursday.
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As per Reuters, more than 100 people have been killed in the crash and the death toll is likely to rise.

The plane, which took off at 1:38 p.m. and was bound for London Gatwick Airport, crashed into a dining facility at a local medical college. At least five students died, according to Minakshi Parikh, the dean of the college.

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Footage and photos of the crash site showed plumes of black smoke coming from the wreckage and firefighters dousing charred residential buildings. The plane's tail appeared to be hanging out of a damaged building.

The airline said the plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was carrying 169 Indian citizens, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Injured people were being taken to hospitals, the airline said, but it was unclear whether they had been on the ground or on the flight.

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The plane departed from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, which temporarily shut down after the crash. It had been scheduled to land in London at 6:25 p.m., London Gatwick Airport said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the crash was "heartbreaking beyond words" in a statement on social media. "In this sad hour," he added, "my thoughts are with everyone affected by it."