‘I don't know how I'm alive': sole survivor found in Air India flight that killed 241
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Family members of Ramesh Vishwaskumar were stunned that the 40-year-old Briton was the sole survivor of the Air India flight that crashed on June 12, 2025, as they grieved the loss of his brother who was also on the flight. The London-bound plane crashed moments after take off in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board. The crash was the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. The plane went down in a residential area, crashing into a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour.
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