Air India Plane Crash Survivor: ‘I’m the luckiest person alive’

The sole survivor of the Air India Frame Crash, which killed 241 people on board, said he felt “lucky man” to be alive but also suffered physically and mentally.

Viswashkumar Ramesh walked from the wreckage of the London flight to Ahmedabad in extraordinary scenes that shocked the world.

He said it was a “miracle” he escaped but told how he lost everything, as his younger brother Ajay was a few seats out of the flight and died in the crash in June.

Since returning home to Leicester, Mr. Ramesh has struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), his counselors said, and has been unable to speak to his wife and four-year-old son.

Flames engulfed the Boeing 787 flight when it went down shortly after landing in Western India.

Shocking video shared at the time showed Mr Ramsh walking away from the finish with extensive injuries, as smoke billowed in the background.

Speaking to BBC News, an emotional mr ramesh, whose first language is Gujarati, said: “I am the only savior. However, I am not a miracle. This is a miracle.

“I also lost my brother. My brother was my backbone. Over the years, he always supported me.”

He described the terrifying impact of hardship on his family’s life.

“Now I’m alone. I’m just sitting in my room alone, not talking to my wife, my son. I want to be alone in my house,” said Mr. Ramesh.

she spoke from his hospital bed in India At the time, he described how he handled himself and crawled through the wreckage, and met the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi while receiving treatment for his injuries.

Of the passengers and crew killed, 169 were Indian Nationals and 52 Britons, while 19 others were killed on the ground.

art preliminary report In the crash, which was published by the Indizraft Accenmation Bureau of Hureau in July, it was said that the fuel supply to the engines was cut off just seconds after takeoff. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing and the airline said the care of Mr Ramesh, and all the families affected by the tragedy, “remains our first priority”.

This is the first time the 39-year-old has spoken to the media since he returned to the UK. A documentary crew is also filming in the room.

The BBC had detailed discussions with his advisers on his duty of care before the interview.

When asked about his memories of the day of the crash, he said: “I have nothing to say about now.”

Local community leader Sanjiv Patel and spokesman Radd Seiger pointed out that Mr Ramesh was too sick to recall the events of the disaster at Mr Patel’s home in Leicester.

Mr. Ramesh describes the grief he lives with now.

“For me, after this accident … it was very difficult.

“Physically, mentally, also my family, mentally … my mother for the last four months, she sits every day outside the door, does not speak, nothing.

“I don’t talk to anyone else. I don’t like to talk to anyone.

“I can’t talk about much. I thought all night, I suffered mentally.

“Every day is painful for the whole family.”

Mr. Ramesh also spoke about the physical injuries he suffered in the crash, which saw him Escape from His Seat – 11a – through an opening in the fuselage.

He said he has been suffering from pain in his leg, shoulder, knee and back, and has been unable to work or drive since the tragedy.

“When I walk, not walking properly, slowly, slowly, my wife helps,” he added.

Mr. Ramesh was diagnosed with PTSD while he was being treated at a hospital in India but has not received any medical treatment since returning home, his advisers said.

They described him as lost and broken, with a long journey to repair, and demanded a meeting with Air India executives, who claimed the plane had been mistreated since the crash.

“They are in crisis, mentally, physically, financially,” Mr. Patel said.

“He has destroyed his family.

“Whoever is responsible at the highest level should be on the ground gathering the victims of this terrible event, and understand their needs and be heard.”

Air India offered MR Ramesh a compensation payment of £21,500, which was accepted, but his advisers said it was not enough to meet his immediate needs.

The family fishing business in Diu in India, which Mr. Ramesh ran with his brother before the crash, has since collapsed, his advisers said.

A spokesman for the family Mr Seiger said they had invited Air India for a meeting on three occasions, and all three “did not change or back out”.

Media interviews are the team’s reisping method that appeals for the fourth time, he said.

Mr. Seiger added: “It’s shocking that we have to sit here now and put him (Viswashkumar) through this.

“The people who should be sitting here today are the executives of Air India, the people who are responsible for trying to put things right.

“Please come and sit with us so we can work together to try and alleviate some of this suffering.”

In a statement, the airline, which is owned by the Tata Group, said Senior Leaders from the Parent company visited the families to express their deep gratitude.

“An offer has been made by Mr Ramesh’s representatives to arrange such a meeting, we will continue to reach out and we hope to receive a positive response,” it said.

The airline told the BBC that this offer was made before media interviews with Mr Ramesh.