India • Jun 12, 2025

Miraculous survival in Air India crash: Ramesh Viswashkumar's story

An Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashed on June 12, 2025, in a crowded part of Ahmedabad. Out of 242 people on board, only one person survived—a rare outcome in a tragedy that caused heavy loss of life and damage on the ground.

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Meet the sole survivor

Ramesh Viswashkumar, from Chennai, was flying to visit family. Despite serious injuries, he made it through—something almost unheard of in such crashes.

Investigators looking into what went wrong

This is the first fatal crash for a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and has caught attention worldwide. The plane went down in a residential area, making rescue efforts tough and raising big questions about safety. Investigators from India and abroad are now looking into what went wrong.