The household of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the one survivor of the Air Indian crash involving over 200 passengers, are caught in a bittersweet scenario following the lack of one other member of the family within the unlucky incident.
Ramesh, a 40-year-old United Kingdom-based Indian, is believed to be the only person who survived the crash when the Air India Flight 171 plunged from the sky and rammed right into a residential constructing within the northern Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
The plane had on board 242 passengers and crew, together with 53 British residents. Nevertheless, among the many individuals aboard the ill-fated flight was Ajay Kumar Ramesh, brother of the only real survivor.
Talking to AFP exterior the household house in central Leicester on Friday, the deceased cousin, Hiren Kantilal, 19, conveyed the household’s combined emotions over the deadly crash.
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“We’re pleased Vishwash has been saved, however then again we’re simply heartbroken about Ajay,” the survivor’s cousin mentioned.
Air India crash horror for Ramesh’s household
The Gatwick Airport-bound Air India’s flight 171 issued a mayday name and crashed instantly after leaving Ahmedabad, the central metropolis of India’s Gujarat state, round 1:40 pm (0810 GMT) Thursday.
The plane crashed right into a constructing occupied by medical doctors and their households in a crowded residential space of Ahmedabad, a metropolis house to about eight million individuals. Officers mentioned not less than 24 individuals had been killed on the bottom.
Ajay and Vishwash had been returning to the UK after just a few weeks on vacation in India. Sadly, their household acquired the information of the incident whereas ready to go and choose them up on the Gatwick Airport.
In accordance with Kantilal, the survivor referred to as his father shortly after the crash to say he was alive.
“Our aircraft has crashed,” Ramesh reportedly mentioned.
“He was bleeding throughout him, within the face and the whole lot, and he mentioned, ‘I’m simply ready for my brother and I don’t understand how I get out of the aircraft’.
“He mentioned, ‘Don’t worry about me, attempt to discover out about Ajay Kumar’ and he mentioned, ‘I’m completely positive’,” the cousin narrated.
Kantilal added that Vishwash waited for about 10 to fifteen minutes searching for his brother earlier than he was whisked away to the hospital by the rescue companies.
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Ramesh, his spouse and son dwell not distant from his mother and father’ home in a small Leicester Road, whereas Ajay additionally lived within the city. The 2 brothers ran a confectionery enterprise collectively.
“They’re great individuals and heartful individuals. They’re the best males I’ve ever seen in my life, each of them,” Kantilal said.
