40-year-old passenger Biswas told Hindustan Times: 'There was a loud noise within 30 seconds of take-off. And the ship crashed. In an instant, everything was destroyed.'
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A person has said that he came out of the Air India plane crash that happened near the Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat, India, on Thursday afternoon. 40-year-old British citizen Vishwas Kumar Ramesh said in a conversation with Hindustan Times that he survived the accident.
According to Hindustan Times, Vishwas had come to India for a few days to meet his family. He was returning to Britain with his brother Ajay Kumar Ramesh. He said in a conversation with Hindustan Times, 'There was a loud noise within 30 seconds of take-off . And the ship crashed . In an instant, everything was destroyed.' According to Indian media, Vishwas is being treated at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. He was sitting in seat number 11 'A' and his chest, eyes and legs were injured. His brother Ajay was sitting in a different line. It is not yet clear what the condition of the brother is.
B787 Dreamliner flight AI 171 flying to London at 1:38 p.m. Indian time crashed shortly after takeoff. According to Air India, there were 242 passengers in the plane that crashed. The ship was being flown by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder. Captain Savarwal has 8,200 hours of experience and co-pilot Kundar has 1,100 hours of experience, according to the Indian media citing the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India.
Air India has informed through X that there are 242 people on board including the cabin crew. Of which there were 2 pilots, 10 cabin crew members and 230 passengers. Out of which 169 are Indian passengers. Similarly, Air India said that there are 53 passengers from the UK, 7 passengers from Portugal and 1 passenger from Canada. According to the Indian media, former Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani is also on board the ship.
