Overview
- The Boeing 787 Dreamliner went down in a residential neighborhood seconds after departing Ahmedabad, killing 241 passengers and crew and causing additional ground fatalities
- An international probe is under way with Indian, British and American teams analyzing flight data and wreckage to determine whether technical issues or pilot error triggered the crash
- British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh emerged as the sole survivor after crawling through an emergency exit and has since shared his firsthand account with investigators
- Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old British student, missed boarding by ten minutes due to traffic and described her narrow escape as a “miracle”
- Air India confirmed the onboard fatalities included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian