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In what is being described as one of the worst aviation disasters in recent memory, a London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 260 on board and in the area impacted by the crash.

What exactly caused the Air India Dreamliner to crash in Ahmedabad remains a mystery, and only a comprehensive investigation can provide answers. Given the aircraft’s safety track record, aviation authorities and experts around the world are closely watching the developments.

A 40-year-old man, Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, walked away from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI 171 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, surviving a tragedy that claimed at least 204 lives.

At least three other people have been ‘sole survivors’ of plane crashes

“30 seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. When I got up, there were bodies all around me."

There are fears the number of people killed on the ground could rise.

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Ramesh Vishwashkumar, 48, the lone survivor from seat 11A, recalled, "When I got up, there were a lot of bodies around me… I got up and ran."

Northern Ireland’s police chief said the victim’s family was ‘mortified’ by the disorder