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One person has survived the fatal Air India plane crash that happened shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, according to reports
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The individual has been identified in media reports as 40-year-old British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh
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Vishwash was reportedly returning home after visiting family in India with his 45-year-old brother
One person has reportedly survived the Air India plane crash.
The Ahmedabad Police commissioner has claimed that one person survived the Air India Flight AI171 crash on Thursday, June 12, according to India’s News18, Asian News International (ANI) and The Hindustan Times (HT).
The commissioner told ANI that the passenger was found in seat 11A and has been transported to a local hospital.
Ahmedabad’s commissioner, G.S. Malik previously said to the Associated Press that there appeared to be “no survivors in the plane crash.” He later told News18, a local outlet, “My earlier statement was misquoted.”
News 18 and HT have identified the survivor as 40-year-old British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
“One individual has been found alive,” the commissioner said, according to News18. “He is currently undergoing treatment in hospital. Doctors are closely monitoring status.”
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A view of the site after a plane crashed following takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India's western state of Gujarat on June 12, 2025.
Vishwash sustained “impact injuries” to his chest, eyes and feet, according to News18 and HT. He was visiting family in India with his brother, Ajay Kumar Ramesh, 45, and was returning to the United Kingdom when the crash occurred.
“Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed,” he told the outlet from his hospital bed. “It all happened so quickly.”
There were 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard flight AI171 when it crashed on Thursday, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said in a statement shared on X.
The plane, a Boeing 787-8, was “traveling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick” when it was “involved in an accident after takeoff.”
“Of the passengers, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, there are seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national,” Wilson stated. He expressed “deep sorrow about this event” on behalf of the airline.
Injured passengers were “taken by local authorities to the nearest hospitals,” according to Wilson.
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People and rescuers are seen at a site of a plane crash in Ahmedabad of India's Gujarat state
“We are actively working with the authorities on all of the emergency response efforts,” the CEO stated. “A special team of caregivers from Air India is on the way to Ahmedabad to provide additional support.”
Wilson said Air India teams “are working around the clock to support passengers, crew and their families as well as investigators however we can.”
A helpline has been set up for friends and family members impacted by the crash at 1-800-569-1444.
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“This is a difficult day for all of us at Air India, and our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, their families and loved ones,” Wilson stated.
He later added, “We understand that people are eager for information. Please know that we will continue to share accurate and timely information as soon as we can. But anything we report must be accurate and not speculative. We owe that to everyone involved.”
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