Air India crash, there is a miracle worker who emerged (almost unscathed) from the wreckage: "We heard a loud noise, then down"
Looking at the dynamics of the accident, it would seem an impossibility. But there is one survivor among those who were aboard the [...]
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Looking at the dynamics of the accident, it would seem an impossibility. But there is one survivor among those who were on board Air India flight AI171 bound for London Gatwick e crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport, in the western part of the country.
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He is Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old Anglo-Indian who has been living in London for 20 years. Rescuers found him among the wreckage and bodies of the victims conscious and with just a few minor impact injuries to his head, chest, and feet. So minor that the 40-year-old man climbed on his own two feet into the ambulance that took him to the hospital.
"Thirty seconds after takeoff we heard a loud noise and soon after the plane started to lose altitude. It all happened so fast ... within seconds we fell between houses," he told the Hindustan Times. Vishvash had spent a few days in Ahmedabad with his family and was returning to London with his brother, who is reported missing.
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His statements could direct the investigation into the cause of the tragedy: the 40-year-old Was in fact sitting in seat 11A (as indicated on the boarding pass that rescuers found on him), viz. In the first row of the Economy cabin and near the window. In the ideal position to distinctly hear a supposed impact of birds against the engine near him.
The death toll could exceed 300, because dozens of people lost their lives when the 787 crashed on their homes, located not far from the end of the runway.
