1 hour agoShareSaveNavtej Johal,BBC News Midlands correspondent and Katie Thompson and Sophie WoodcockShareSaveThe sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the “luckiest man” alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally.Viswashkumar Ramesh walked away from the wreckage of the London-bound flight in Ahmedabad in extraordinary scenes that amazed the world.He said it was a “miracle” he escaped but told how he has lost everything, as his younger brother Ajay was a few seats away on the flight and died in the crash in June.Since returning to his home in Leicester, Mr Ramesh has struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), his advisers said, and has been unable to speak to his wife and four-year-old son.Flames engulfed the Boeing 787 flight when it went down shortly after take-off in western India.Shocking video shared at the time showed Mr Ramesh walking away from the aftermath with seemingly superficial injuries, as smoke billowed in the background. Speaking to BBC News, an emotional Mr Ramesh, whose first language is Gujarati, said: “I’m only one survivor. Still, I’m not believing. It’s a miracle.”I lost my brother as well. My brother is my backbone. Last few years, he was always supporting me.”He described the devastating impact the ordeal has had on his family life.”Now I’m alone. I just sit in my room alone, not talking with my wife, my son. I just like to be alone in my house,” Mr Ramesh said.He spoke from his hospital bed in India at the time, describing how he had managed to unbuckle himself and crawl out of the wreckage, and met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while receiving treatment for his injuries.Of the passengers and crew killed, 169 were Indian nationals and 52 were Britons, while 19 others were killed on the ground.A preliminary report into the crash, published by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau in July, said fuel supply to the engines was cut off just seconds after take-off. Meanwhile, an investigation is ongoing and the airline said care for Mr Ramesh, and all families affected by the tragedy, “remains our absolute priority”.This is the first time the 39-year-old has spoken to the media since he has been back in the UK. A documentary crew were also filming in the room.The BBC had detailed discussions with his advisers around his duty of care before the interview.When asked about his memories of the day of the crash, he said: “I can’t say anything about that now.”‘I’m suffering’Flanked by local community leader Sanjiv Patel and spokesman Radd Seiger, Mr Ramesh said it was too painful to recall the events of the disaster, and broke down during parts of an interview at the home of Mr Patel in Leicester.Mr Ramesh described the anguish he and his family are now living through.”For me, after this accident… very difficult.”Physically, mentally, also my family as we …
