New Delhi: From seat 11A, near an emergency exit, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh could see a flash of fire. He also heard the sound of screeching metal as London Gatwick-bound Air India flight AI-171 crashed into a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad about 30 seconds after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

Ramesh, a British national, felt he was about to die on that fateful afternoon of June 12. ADVERTISEMENT

But destiny had other plans.

Ramesh emerged as the sole survivor out of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Much to the disbelief of people on the ground, Ramesh walked out of the wreckage. Videos of Ramesh emerging from the plane’s broken wreckage had gone viral.

His younger brother was among the victims, and though he survived the

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