Landed on soft soil, no blast on plane: How lone survivor escaped Air India crash

Viswashkumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the Air India AI 171 crash, lived through one of the most catastrophic aviation tragedies involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which went down on June 12, killing 241 out of the 242 people onboard. Top sources informed India Today TV the reason behind his miraculous escape - Ramesh landed in the narrow gap between two buildings where loose soil had been piled up, cushioning his fall and saving his life.

Prima facie, it is being said that had there been an internal explosion in the aircraft, a passenger seated in 11A - Ramesh's seat - could not have exited unscathed. His survival is now being attributed largely to the spot where he fell, which broke the force of impact just enough to save him.