British passenger in seat 11A survives India plane crash, reports say [View all]
Source: BBC
British passenger in seat 11A survives India plane crash, reports say
26 minutes ago
André Rhoden-Paul
BBC News
British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh
A man survived the Air India crash that killed at least 200 people, a police chief has told an Indian news agency.
Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told ANI there was one survivor who was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight - a seat the flight manifest shared by authorities said was occupied by British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh.
His cousin in Leicester, Ajay Valgi, told the BBC that Mr Ramesh called his family to say he was "fine", but he does not know the whereabouts of his brother, Ajay who was also on the plane.
Mr Ramesh's brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, said he has "no idea" how he escaped the plane.
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