A lone survivor was found in seat 11A of the crashed Air India flight and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Speaking to Indian private news agency ANI, he said, "The police found one survivor in seat 11A. One survivor has been found in the hospital and is under treatment. Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area."
According to international media, a surviving passenger said that about 30 seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise, and the aircraft crashed soon after. "It all happened very quickly," he said.
It is worth mentioning that the Boeing aircraft crashed into a medical college hostel in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. There were 242 people on board, but only one survivor has been reported so far.
The crash also claimed the lives of five MBBS doctors who were having a meal in the mess on the top floor of the hostel building.
'There was a loud noise and then the plane crashed,' survivor tells Indian media
Earlier we reported that police said one survivor had been found from the plane.
BREAKING: This man walking is Ramesh Viswashkumar, who was seated in 11A and survived the Air India plane crash pic.twitter.com/LsfbKVq1Jl
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Vidhi Chaudhary, a senior police officer, said the survivor had been in seat 11A. There could be more survivors among the people in hospital, she added. There are more than 50 injured in hospitals.
The survivor, named as 40-year-old Ramesh Viswashkumar, has spoken to Indian media.
"Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed," he told the Hindustan Times, which showed a boarding pass for seat 11A in that name online.
"It all happened so quickly," he told the paper from his hospital bed.
"When I got up, there were bodies all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me," he said. "Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital."
He said that his brother Ajay was seated in a different row on the plane.
"He was travelling with me and I can’t find him anymore. Please help me find him,” he said.
CISF Rescue Operations Underway at AI 171 Crash Site, Ahmedabad.
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Following the tragic crash of London-bound Air India flight AI 171 near Ahmedabad Airport, #CISF personnel immediately activated emergency protocols and rushed to the site. Rescue operations are being carried out in… pic.twitter.com/jnfIWxQF1b
US' Federal Aviation Administration has stated it is ready to assist Air India after its horrific crash.
"The FAA is in contact with the NTSB regarding Air India flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad (AMD) to London Gatwick (LGW), that was involved in an accident in India on Thursday, June 12," the statement read on X.
Viswashkumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old from the U.K. is reported to be the only survivor from this morning’s crash of Air India 171 in Ahmedabad. He was sitting in seat 11A at the time of the crash, amazingly suffering only minor injuries and waking up to search-and-rescuers. His… pic.twitter.com/G61woOk4nU
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"When an international incident occurs, that government leads the investigation. In the event assistance is requested, the NTSB is the official U.S. representative and the FAA provides technical support. We stand ready to launch a team immediately in coordination with the NTSB," the FAA added further.
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