How Lone Survivor Of Air India Crash Escaped: Landed On Piled Up Soil Between Two Buildings

Last Updated:June 18, 2025, 18:07 IST

Top sources were quoted as saying British businessman Vishwas Kumar Ramesh landed in the narrow gap between two buildings where loose soil had been piled up, cushioning his fall

Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, during the cremation of his deceased brother Ajay who was flying with him on the same aircraft, in Diu on June 18. (Image: PTI)

His story is nothing short of a miracle, but the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash has said his astonishing escape was a combination of fortune and quick decision making in identifying a crucial space amidst the wreckage and acting fast.

Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the 40-year-old British businessman from Leicester, reportedly landed on loose soil piled up in a narrow gap between two buildings when the flight crashed into the residential quarters of the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad. The video in which he can be seen walking out of the campus amid utter devastation, has gone viral.

One of the worst aviation tragedies in India, the crash killed 241 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound flight. Only Vishwas Kumar Ramesh survived, seated on 11A close to the emergency door on the left side of the ill-fated Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Top sources told India Today TV that Ramesh landed in the narrow gap between two buildings where loose soil had been piled up, cushioning his fall and saving his life. There was an internal explosion after the aircraft crashed into the building, and many have said he could not have escaped unscathed.

But his survival is now being attributed to the spot he landed on. In fact, he has told DD News in an interview that the portion of the plane where he was seated fell on the ground floor of the hostel premises.

“Luckily, the portion of the plane where I was seated fell on the ground floor of the hostel premises after the plane crash landed. When I saw that the door of the plane was broken, I told myself ‘I can try and get out’. Eventually, I got out of the plane," Ramesh said.

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