A British man who was the only surviving plane on Thursday Air India India said he managed to avoid wreck through the hole in the troops.
“I managed to break free, I used my leg to go through that opening and pulled out,” Vishwashkumar Ramesh said to Indian state media DD news in DD said.
Mr. Ramesh, 40, was at the seat 11a on the London-Boeing 787 years when he fell shortly after he took off in Ahmedabad, West India on Thursday.
Air India said that all other travelers and crew were killed – including 169 Indian citizens and 52 British citizens. So far, more than 200 bodies have been defeated, although it is unclear how inspection they were and how much there were from the ground.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr. Ramesh said the lights inside the plane “began to blink” moments after takeoff.
Within five to 10 seconds, he felt like the plane “stuck in the air,” he said.
“The lights started blinking green and white … she suddenly slammed into the building and exploded.”
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner snowed into a building used as accommodation for doctors in the Faculty of Medicine, Birajmee Jeejeebhoi and the Civil Hospital.
Mr. Ramesh, a businessman from Leicester who has a wife and a four-year-old, said the compartment was sitting in the landing near the ground and did not establish contact with the building.
“When the door broke and saw it was a little space, I tried to go out there, I did.
“No one could go out of the opposite side, which was toward the wall because she collapsed there.”
The cause of the fall is not yet known. Officials say one black box is recovered from the collision place, according to the news agency, which will be able to provide further information for investigators.
The video shared on social media showed Mr. Ramesh walking towards an emergency emergency emergency smoke based on smoke in the background.
He told the Indian RTV service that he could not believe he was out of the wreck of living.
“I saw people who die in front of my eyes – air hostesses and two people I saw near me,” he said.
“For a moment I felt like I would die, but when I opened my eyes and looked around, I realized I was alive.
“I still can’t believe how I survived. I went out of the ruins.”
Dr. Dhaval Gameti, who treated Mr. Rames, said “disoriented, with more injuries all over the body”, but that it seems “out of danger”.
On Friday morning, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a crash site before he went to the hospital to meet the injured people, including Mr. Ramesha and the victims’ family.
Portpacer Street Street Street said that he was frequent “in contact with Mr. Ramesh this morning to offer consular support.”
Mr. Ramesh was born in India but lived In the UK since 2003. years. His brother, Ajai, was also built on a plane.
Their cousin, Hiren Kantilal, said they were on vacation in India for a few months.
He said the family talked to Mr. Ramesh on Friday morning, adding that he managed to walk and speak “properly” to them.
“We want to go out as soon as possible and meet … Vishwashkumar,” he said.
He added that they asked for further support to the British government to arrive in India, which said they have not received yet.
The BBC asked the foreign office whether it was in contact with the family of G. Ramesha.
The spokesman confirmed that in contact with Mr. Ramesh and said, “Our consular staff is ready to support the families of British citizens who were in the Air India flight ai171.”
Following the fall, The The free office has set up almananche For British citizens in the UK and in India require consular assistance or for those who have concerns about friends or family.
