Air India Crash Survivor Says He Escaped Through Broken Emergency Exit

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Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national of Indian origin, is the only known survivor of the plane crash.

Air India Crash Survivor Says He Escaped Through Broken Emergency Exit

A tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025. Reuters/Amit Dave

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The lone survivor of the Air India plane crash on June 12 that killed hundreds of people near Ahmedabad, a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, said he walked out of a broken emergency exit after the aircraft hit a medical college hostel minutes after take-off.

A total of 230 passengers and 12 crew members were on board flight AI171 flying to London, Gatwick. The 12-year-old Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1:38 p.m. local time, according to Air India.

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