Airplane with 242 people crashes in India; A passenger survived

At around 4 pm (Brasília time), the rescue operation at the scene of the accident was completed. The information was released by the Ministry of Indian Aviation.

Most bodies have been charred and are unrecognizable, reported Chaudhary. Preparations for the collection of samples DNA are underway to help identify the victims, said Dhananjay Dwivedihigh state employee, to ap.

Passenger who survived was sitting in chair 11th, police said. In an interview with local channel Ani, GS Malik, ahmedabad police chief, said the man is in the hospital. Earlier, the police chief had stated that “there was no evidence of survivors.” The seat where the man was was the first in the economy class, being behind an emergency exit and two rows before the wing.

Indian interior minister, Amit Shah, confirmed a survivor who was on the plane. He said the identities and deaths of the others involved in the accident will only be released after DNA tests.

Survivor has British nationality, shows list. According to the list of the aircraft released by the Indian authorities, who was in chair 11th was Vishwash Kumar Ramesh. He is hospitalized in a hospital where he is recovering from injuries. Heard by the BBC, a relative of Vishwash said that the man was born in India, but lives in England since his youth. He has a daughter and wife in the British country and had minor injuries in the accident, according to relatives.