Modi visits Air India crash survivor as black box found

‘Miracle’ Briton tells of flight’s final terrifying moments at 10

- ALASTAIR JAMIESON

One of the two black boxes aboard the London-bound jet that crashed seconds after take-off from India has been found in the wreckage as British experts flew in to help investigators find the cause of the disaster.

Rescue workers recovered the flight data recorder from the doomed Boeing 787 from the rooftop of the building where it fell to the ground close to Ahmedabad airport, killing all but one of the 242 on board. But there was no word on the cockpit voice recorder, which is also crucial to the inquiry.

Air India flight AI171 to London Gatwick began losing height moments after take-off and erupted in a huge fireball after hitting the accommodation block of a medical college, killing at least five more people.

Earlier yesterday rescue workers had finished combing the crash site and were searching for missing people and bodies in the buildings as well as for aircraft parts that could help explain why the plane crashed soon after taking off.