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One person has experienced the Fatal Air India plane crash that happened shortly after the Ahmedabad departure on June 12, according to reports
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The individual has been identified in media reports as a 40-year-old British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh
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Vishwash is reported to return home after visiting a family in India with his 45-year-old brother
One person has been reported to have experienced Air India’s plane crash.
Ahmedabad Police Commissioner claims that one person survived after the Air India Flight Ai171 crash on Thursday, June 12, according to India News18, Asian News International (Ani) and Hindustine times (HT).
The commissioner told Ani that the passenger was found on the spot 11a and was transported to a local hospital.
Ahmedabad Commissioner, GS Malik, told the Associated Press earlier that “no survivors of the plane crash seems to have survived.” Later, he told News18, a local exit: “My earlier statement was wrongly quoted.”
News 18 and HT have identified the survivor as a 40-year-old British national national Vishush Kumar Ramesh.
“One person was found alive,” the commissioner said, according to News18. “He is currently undergoing hospital treatment. Doctors are carefully monitoring their condition.”
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A view of the site after the plane crashes after a departure from Sardar Valabhai Patel International Airport in the western Gujarat in India on June 12, 2025.
Vishwash has suffered “impact injuries” to the breast, eyes and legs, according to News18 and HT. He visited a family in India with his brother Ajay Kumar Ramesh, 45 years old, and returned to the United Kingdom when the crash took place.
“Thirty seconds after departure, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed,” he said at the exit of his hospital bed. “Everything happened so fast.”
There were 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard the AI171 flight when he crashed on Thursday, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said in a statement shared at X.
The plane, Boeing 787-8, “traveled from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick” when he was “involved in an incident after take-off.”
“Of the passengers, 169 are Indian citizens, 53 are British citizens, there are seven Portuguese citizens and one Canadian citizen,” Wilson said. He expressed a “deep grief for this event” on behalf of the airline.
The injured passengers were “taken from local authorities to the closest hospitals,” according to Wilson.
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People and rescuers see a plane crash in Ahmedabad from India in Gujarat
“We are actively working with the authorities on all efforts to respond to emergency,” the CEO said. “A special team of care from Air India is on the way to Ahmedabad to provide additional support.”
Wilson said Air India teams “work around the clock to support passengers, crew and their families, as well as investigators, as much as we can.”
An auxiliary line for friends and family members has been set up, affected by the 1-800-569-1444 crash.
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“This is a difficult day for all of us at Air India and our efforts are now focused entirely on the needs of our passengers, crew members, their families and loved ones,” Wilson said.
Later, he added: “We understand that people are impatient for information. Please know that we will continue to share accurate and timely information as soon as possible. But everything we report should be accurate and not speculating. We owe it to all participants.”
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