One miracle survivor walks away from site of Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad
Police have said one survivor has been found following the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The survivor only had minor injuries and was able to walk away unaided from the site of the crash.
He has been identified as Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, a British national who was in seat 11A, said reports.
The 40-year-old was returning to the UK along with his brother Ajay Kumar Ramesh
He is believed to be the only survivor among the 242 people on board the plane that crashed less than one minute after take-off.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was headed for London, had taken off at 1.39 pm.
Of the 230 passengers on board, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.
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