In a devastating aviation tragedy that has shocked the world, one British passenger miraculously survived a catastrophic plane crash in Ahmedabad, India. Despite being surrounded by bodies and debris, Ramesh managed to stand up and run from the wreckage, later being found limping near the crash site before being taken to a local hospital. How many lives did the plane crash claim on the ground?
Miracle Amid Disaster: The Lone Survivor
In a tragedy that claimed hundreds of lives, British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh emerged as the sole survivor of the Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. The London-bound flight crashed just seconds after takeoff, resulting in approximately 290 deaths, including 240 passengers on the aircraft and additional casualties on the ground.
Ramesh, who was seated in seat 11A, described the terrifying moments when disaster struck without warning. “Thirty seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise, and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,” he recounted from his hospital bed, still visibly shaken by the experience that defied all odds of survival.
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The Harrowing Escape
Upon regaining consciousness after the impact, Ramesh found himself in a scene of utter devastation. “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,” he recalled, describing the nightmarish landscape from which he somehow managed to emerge alive.
Though injured and disoriented, Ramesh managed to move away from the crash site before being discovered by first responders. “Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital,” he said, crediting the quick action of emergency personnel with his rescue from the disaster scene where the aircraft had struck a doctors’ hostel in a residential area of the city of 5 million residents.
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Recovery and Reaction
Family members in Leicester, England, expressed profound disbelief at Ramesh’s survival from a catastrophe that claimed so many lives. According to relatives, Ramesh was covered in blood and suffered facial injuries among other wounds, though medical professionals expect him to make a full recovery.
The crash investigation remains in its early stages, with authorities working to determine what caused the fatal incident. The Boeing 787-8 had just begun its journey when the catastrophic failure occurred, leaving questions about mechanical issues, pilot response, and other factors that might have contributed to the disaster that somehow spared one passenger while claiming hundreds of others.