AHMEDABAD, JUN 12 : Police have said one survivor has been found following the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The survivor had minor injuries and was able to walk away unaided from the site of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has been identified as Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, a British national who was in seat 11A, said reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 40-year-old was returning to the UK along with his brother Ajay Kumar Ramesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is believed to be the only survivor among the 242 people including 230 passengers and 12 crew on board the plane that crashed less than one minute after take-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was headed for London, had taken off at 1.39 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plane was flown by Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal, an experienced captain with 8,200 flying hours, and First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crash is the worst ever accident involving a single aircraft in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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