Air India crash: Survivor Details Miracle Escape,⁤ Role ⁤of Fate

⁣ Updated ⁢june 18, 2025
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Vishwash⁢ Ramesh, ⁢40, the​ lone survivor of a recent Air India plane crash, has ​spoken publicly about ⁤his ordeal, calling his survival a “miracle.” He recounted ⁣crawling‌ through a gap in the wrecked⁤ fuselage of the Dreamliner to escape.

Ramesh, who was ⁤seated apart from his brother Ajay, unbuckled his seatbelt amidst the chaos and⁢ escaped through an opening in the wreckage.⁢ “I still don’t understand how I escaped,” Ramesh saeid.He was spotted by locals and⁢ rescuers⁢ near the crash site at a medical college. He initially attempted to return ​to the burning​ plane to find his brother, but‌ paramedics intervened.

After being discharged from the hospital ⁤Tuesday, Ramesh returned to his family home. His parents,Bava and Manibhai,along with his⁣ wife,child,and​ younger brother Nayan,who flew ​in‍ from Leicester,are providing support.

Ramesh recalled‌ the moments leading up to⁣ the crash. “It felt like something got⁣ stuck and the lights started flickering,” he said. “Everything happened ‍in seconds. I realized we were going ‌down.” The pilot, capt. Sumeet Sabharwal, 55, radioed air traffic control, shouting, “No thrust…⁢ May Day…may Day.”

“The aircraft wasn’t ​gaining altitude and was just gliding,” Ramesh continued. “After that,‍ the plane seemed to speed up, before it suddenly slammed into a building and⁢ exploded. Everything was visible in front of my​ eyes ‍when the crash happened.”

Ramesh now grapples with survivor’s guilt.‍ He had attempted to secure adjacent seats⁢ in Row 11,near the emergency exits,but was unsuccessful.​ Ramesh ‌was in Seat 11A,while Ajay was across the aisle in⁣ 11J. Ajay died with 240 other passengers and crew members.

“If we had been sat together we both might have⁣ survived,” Ramesh said.

⁤ ‌ ⁣”It’s⁤ a miracle I survived. I⁣ am okay physically ⁢but I‌ feel terrible that I could not save Ajay.”

What’s‌ next

An investigation into the crash is underway. Authorities are examining ‍the aircraft’s black⁣ box to determine the cause of the ⁣engine failure and subsequent crash. The⁢ role of pilot error and mechanical failure are being investigated.