Newscasts - Air India crash survivor recounts escape as rescuers scour site

New Delhi Television

13/06/2025 14:36

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Description: The only known survivor of the deadly Air India plane crash on Thursday (June 12) recounted how he survived as rescuers searched the wreckage for missing people and aircraft debris in Ahmedabad on Friday (June 13). Fiona Jones reports.

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The only known survivor of the deadly Air India plane crash told reporters on Friday how he escaped. Ramesh Viswashkumar said it felt like the plane came to a standstill in the air, before plummeting down into a building. He was next to an emergency exit and managed to get through a broken hatch in the door. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited him and those injured on the ground. More than 240 people died in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade on Thursday. As the plane bound for London's Gatwick Airport crashed into a medical college hostel moments after taking off in India's Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, rescuers combed the wreckage and ruined buildings for missing people. As well as debris from the Boeing 787 plane, which could help explain the reason for its crash. As an inquiry gathered pace, police sources confirmed that one of the aircraft's two black boxes had been found. And investigators said they had recovered a Digital Video Recorder from the debris. Modi was briefed on the progress of the rescue operations as he visited the crash site. India's NDTV reported that New Delhi is considering grounding Air India's Dreamliner fleet for safety checks. India's civil aviation ministry, Boeing and Air India did not immediately respond to a request for comment.