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Leaving hospital with wounds still fresh, the sole survivor of last week’s Air India plane crash solemnly carried the coffin of his brother, performing the last rites for a life lost in the deadly disaster.
The British man who was the sole survivor of last week's Air India plane crash has helped lay his brother to rest at a funeral in western India. Vishwashkumar Ramesh's brother Ajay was also on the ill-fated flight but did not survive the tragedy.
Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India Boeing 787 crash, has found it extremely difficult to cope with the trauma of the incident. He continues to suffer from severe sleep disturbances,
Cockpit recordings from the Air India crash reveal pilot confusion after fuel cutoff switches mysteriously flipped during takeoff, causing engines to lose power in the disaster.
A preliminary report for last month’s Air India crash that killed 241 people on board — with a sole survivor miraculously walking away — found that the plane’s engine fuel cutoff switch was
Ramesh and Ajay had travelled from Diu to Ahmedabad to catch Air India Flight AI 171 back to London. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a medical college complex shortly after taking-off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, killing 241 onboard of the 242 passengers aboard and 34 others on the ground.
International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.