{"id":51807,"date":"2025-06-12T16:44:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=51807"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:44:43","slug":"i-ran-through-fire-and-bodies-the-sole-survivor-of-ahmedabad-air-india-crash-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/?p=51807","title":{"rendered":"“I Ran Through Fire and Bodies”: The Sole Survivor of Ahmedabad Air India Crash Speaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amid the smoldering wreckage of Air India Flight AI171, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, one man miraculously survived a catastrophe that claimed 241 lives. Ramesh Vishwaskumar, a British citizen seated in 11A, emerged from the debris\u2014bloodied, bruised, but alive.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,\u201d Ramesh told stunned reporters. \u201cThere were dead bodies around me. I got scared. I got up and ran. There were pieces of the plane everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a video now going viral on social media, Ramesh is seen limping away from the fiery crash site\u2014his clothes torn, his body streaked with blood, and his face etched with the horror of survival. The 44-year-old, originally from India, has been living in London for two decades with his wife and child. What was meant to be a brief reunion trip turned into a nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n

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But Ramesh\u2019s ordeal didn\u2019t end with survival. His brother, Ajay Vishwaskumar, who was also on the flight, remains missing. Two friends rushed from Diu to Ahmedabad, hoping for a miracle. \u201cWe don\u2019t know anything yet,\u201d said a family neighbour. \u201cIt\u2019s complete chaos. They are just trying to locate him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramesh was immediately taken to a hospital by ambulance. Doctors have confirmed that while his physical injuries are not life-threatening, the emotional trauma is significant. \u201cSomeone pulled me into an ambulance. I didn\u2019t even realise I was injured until later,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik, who had earlier warned that survival from such a crash was unlikely, confirmed Ramesh\u2019s rescue. \u201cA passenger from seat 11A has survived. He is currently under medical care. The final death toll is not confirmed as the plane crashed into a residential area, and casualties on the ground are still being assessed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 passengers and crew, was en route to London Gatwick when it crashed just minutes after departing from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The aircraft, fully fueled for its long-haul journey, tragically struck a doctors\u2019 hostel belonging to a nearby medical college, killing several residents and igniting a massive fireball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 50 people are receiving treatment in hospitals as emergency responders continue to comb through the wreckage. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen for miles, while ambulances and fire trucks lined the narrow lanes near the crash site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the accident as \u201cheartbreaking beyond words\u201d and confirmed that he is closely monitoring rescue and relief efforts. \u201cMy thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy,\u201d he said, promising full government support for the victims\u2019 families and ordering a thorough investigation into the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As India grapples with one of its deadliest aviation disasters in recent history, the story of Ramesh Vishwaskumar stands as a rare glimmer of hope\u2014one life spared amid immense loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amid the smoldering wreckage of Air India Flight AI171, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, one man miraculously survived a catastrophe that claimed 241 lives. Ramesh Vishwaskumar, a British citizen seated in 11A, emerged from the debris\u2014bloodied, bruised, but alive. \u201cThirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,\u201d Ramesh told stunned …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":51812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[80],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"class_list":["post-51807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","tag-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51813,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51807\/revisions\/51813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/51812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51807"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_format&post=51807"},{"taxonomy":"flags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mavericknews30.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fflags&post=51807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}