Air India Miracle Survives Crashed Air India Man, 40, Hears Loud Noise 30 Seconds After Takeoff
Jun 13, 2025
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According to local media, including the Hindustan Times, Air India flight AI171 crashed at around 1:38 p.m. five minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport.
The crashed plane is said to have collided with the dormitory building of the National B.J. Medical School.
Only one of the 242 passengers and crew members was found to have survived the accident. Air India reported 241 deaths among passengers on the plane.
In addition, five medical students and citizens in the medical school dormitory building were also reported to have died.
As of the morning of the 13th, 269 bodies were recovered near the scene of the accident and DNA tests were conducted to identify them, police said.
Air India said the passengers were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. It has been found that there are no Koreans on the passenger list.
Among the passengers on the plane, British national Bishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who miraculously survived, is being treated at a hospital. He is said to have suffered injuries to his chest, eyes and legs, but is not life-threatening.
He was scheduled to return to the UK with his brother Ajay Kumar Ramesh, 45, after being in India for a few days to visit his family.
Bishwash, who was found with his boarding pass in his hand, was "When I woke up, there were bodies all over the place. I got up and ran right away. Fragments of the plane were scattered around me. Someone grabbed me, put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital."
Sitting in seat A in the 11th row of the plane, he shed tears, saying, `Please find my brother who was sitting in the other row of the plane.'
As for the situation at the time of the accident, he said "30 seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise and the plane crashed. Everything happened so quickly."
So far, the cause of the plane's crash is unknown. Authorities plan to investigate the cause of the accident with Boeing, the maker of the model.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
