British passenger miraculously survives catastrophic Air India plane crash

News that one man survived the Air India plane crash weighs on some other sole survivors

News of the sole survivor of an Air India plane crash that killed the other 241 people aboard has led to endless online fascination, but it has also stirred up painful feelings for a handful of others who have had similar fates.Tens of thousands of people have searched for details about Vishwashkumar Ramesh since Thursday's crash, according to Google Trends. People have commented on social media that the idea seems unreal, remarkable, a work of …

Sole survivors: How people live through plane crashes that kill everyone else

The world was shocked by the plane crash in India that killed hundreds.But focus after the disaster quickly shifted to the sole survivor who somehow survived the crash.Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was somehow thrown clear when the Air India flight exploded and split in two.Even more remarkably, Ramesh was able to walk away from the crash with only minor injuries.It seems like an unthinkable fluke, but Ramesh is not the first person to survive a plane c…

Sole survivor of Air India crash has an incredible story — but he's not unique

As unbelievable as the story of the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash may sound, it's happened before. It's rare, but in recent decades, several other people have been the lone survivors of plane crashes.

The startling stories of six plane crash sole survivors after India Air tragedy

After Viswashkumar Ramesh somehow survived the Air India plane crash that killed everyone else on board, Alex Ross takes a look at other lone survivors and how it changed their lives for ever

One Man Survived the Air India Boeing Crash That Killed 290+ Others

A British man was identified Thursday as the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, which crashed in Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff. The latest death toll has topped 290 people, including the other 241 people on board the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. It’s not yet clear what caused the plane to crash. Just weeks ago, the U.S. Justice Department reached a deal with Boeing allowing the airline to avoid criminal responsibility for two dead…

Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crash that killed at least 240

The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed at least 240 people Thursday found himself near debris after being thrown out of the plane and walked to