Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British national, is the only known survivor of Air India Flight 171
Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British national, is the only known survivor of Air India Flight 171.
Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British national, is the only known survivor of Air India Flight 171 https://t.co/9YYh7nTJgb pic.twitter.com/jxuo24AZju
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He's quoted as saying: '30 seconds after takeoff there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly. When I got up there were bodies all around me'
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