Air India plane crash miracle: One passenger, Vishwaskumar Ramesh, survives

Ahmedabad: A passenger on board the London-bound Air India flight that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon survived the horrific incident, a doctor at the city civil hospital said.

Vishwaskumar Ramesh was in 'A11' seat of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying 242 passengers and crew. He was travelling to London with his brother.

Dr Shriq M who works in the trauma ward of the Ahmedabad civil hospital told PTI that Ramesh has been admitted to the hospital.

The aircraft crashed in a residential area here minutes after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport.