Lone Survivor of Deadly Air India Plane Crash Identified as British National

Sole Survivor's Ordeal

• 💡 Vishwash Romesh Kumar, a 40-year-old British national, is the sole survivor of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash.
• 🚀 He managed to escape through a broken hatch near an emergency exit, believing he was going to die.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Kumar and his brother were flying home to Gatwick airport after a holiday in India when the plane crashed less than a minute after takeoff.

Devastating Impact and Casualties

• 💥 The plane crashed into a residence for medical students at a nearby hospital, causing an absolute inferno.
• 💔 Dozens of people are believed to have been killed in the building, including an elderly mother and her 2-year-old granddaughter.
• ✈️ The crash killed 241 people on board the flight.

Investigation Underway

• 🎙️ Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the crash site and the hospital to see survivors.
• ⬛ One of the two black boxes has been recovered, bringing authorities one step closer to understanding the cause of the disaster.
• 🌍 This incident is being referred to as India's worst aviation disaster in over a quarter of a century.