MIRACLE AMID THE AIR CRASH HORROR

British man has 'no idea' how he survived as many others died

- By JOSH PAYNE, SOPHIE ROBINSON and NEIL LANCEFIELD

A BRITISH man who miraculously survived the Air India plane crash has “no idea” how he escaped the aircraft, his relatives have said.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was carrying more than 240 people from the city of Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport, including 53 British nationals, when it collided with a medical college shortly after takeoff yesterday, sparking a huge fireball.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is believed to be the only survivor of the crash.

Speaking outside the family home in Leicester, his brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, 27, said: “We were just shocked as soon as we heard it.

“I last spoke to him yesterday morning. We're devastated, just devastated.

“He said ‘I have no idea how I exited the plane.”

Three Britons who died in the crash were named by the Gloucester Muslim Community on Facebook as Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa and their four-year-old daughter Sara.

Footage circulating online showed how the crash created a huge explosion, with an enormous ball of fire erupting from the aircraft, followed by plumes of black smoke.