Footage that emerged after tragic plane crash in India appears to show an object flying from the aircraft just moments before it went down, killing 241 people.

Victims include a family of three from Gloucester and a London-based couple who ran a spiritual wellness company

Viswashkumar Ramesh was on his way home to London when tragedy struck. In hospital interviews, he explains how he made his way out of seat 11A — which isn't typically the safest part of the plane.

Astonishing video footage has emerged showing the British sole survivor of the Air India plane crash emerging from the wreckage on his phone while the plane erupts into flames behind him.

Over 290 people have been killed after an Air India plane on its way to London crashed in a huge fireball minutes after take-off, police have said.An official confirmed the latest death toll to Reuters following reports that a British man has miraculously survived.

Wounded Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was able to walk free from the wreckage of flight AI171 in Ahmedabad after his section of the aircraft survived relatively unscathed

Viswash Kumar Ramesh was one of 242 people on the 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. Somehow, he walked away.

Viswashkumar Ramesh, 40, the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, is among the ranks of those spared by fate.