Air India miracle man ‘survived two extreme events’ to walk away from wreckage

Almost 300 people are feared dead after the Boeing 787 aircraft crashed shortly after take-off into a hostel housing local doctors.

Following earlier reports from police suspecting "no survivors" were to be found from the crash, it was revealed that British-Indian man Vishwash Kumar Ramesh survived the impact, and was in hospital.

Ramesh's brother was also aboard the aircraft, and he is yet to be found.

Discussing the miraculous survival of Ramesh, Mendiratta told GB News host Martin Daubney that it is "remarkable" that he was able to walk away from such an explosion.

Mendiratta explained: "I think it is miraculous that it's happened, especially when you consider the fact that the flight was on departure, which means it was operating with a full tank of fuel.

"We're looking at about 130 tonnes worth of jet fuel, so how he was able to manage the explosion?"

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Highlighting that there are "many questions to be answered" about the tragedy, Mendiratta added: "The impact as well is quite remarkable, so there is much information to be understood about what exactly happened in Ahmedabad.

"But we need to establish this miraculous recovery of a passenger within that mix as well."

Questioning Mendiratta on Ramesh's position within the plane, which was seat 11A towards the front of the craft, the aviation expert claimed it is dependent on the "type of incident" the craft experiences.

She stated: "When it comes to passengers and where they should sit on the aircraft, this is often a situation that is being examined after an incident. But it all depends as well on the type of incident.

"This is one where you had a massive explosion, plus you had a high degree of impact. How he could have survived both of those extreme events in this incident is remarkable."

As Martin reflected on footage captured of Ramesh walking away from the incident, Mendiratta made clear that although he was physically okay, he will be "traumatised for the rest of his life".

Mendiratta concluded: "Physically he might be walking away, but this poor soul is traumatised for the rest of his life, as is everyone who's been involved in this incident.

"This poor soul now walking away, the trauma that is in his cellular system, anyone who goes through a crisis it's absorbed into your system. So there's a huge amount of healing that needs to be done with this poor man over and above the wounds that we're seeing on the screen."