Only survivor of Air India Flight 171 crash tells Sky News the trauma 'broke' him Briton Viswashkumar Ramesh was the only person to walk away from the crash in Ahmedabad , Gujarat, in June, with ... The Boeing 787-8 aircraft, operating from Ahmedabad to Gatwick (London), crashed soon after take-off on June 12, killing 241 on board and 19 on the ground. Only one person on board the Air India flight – Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British citizen from Diu – survived the crash . Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash News Live: An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on the afternoon of June 12, 2025. Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad LIVE: Follow The Hindu’s live updates where a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a residential area moments after ...