A LUCKY man who survived a deadly aircraft crash has revealed he was sat in the identical seat because the Brit sole survivor of the Air India catastrophe.
Ruangsak Loychusak was onboard the Thai Airways flight TG261 from Bangkok to India when it stalled and plunged right into a swamp – killing 101 folks on board.
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However the singer revealed he was sitting in seat 11A when the aircraft went down in 1998.
The tragedy left 101 of the 132 passengers and 14 crew members lifeless. Some 45 folks had been injured.
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Ruangsak mentioned he had “goosebumps” when it was revealed that the one survivor from the Air India crash was seated in 11A as properly.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, cheated loss of life after being flung from his seat on the flaming Air India jet – escaping with minor accidents and filmed strolling away after the wreck.
He mentioned the aircraft broke off after the crash and his seat flung out of the wreckage.
Ruangsak mentioned: “The lone survivor of the aircraft crash in India was sitting in the identical seat quantity as me, 11A.
“I wish to provide my condolences to all those that misplaced family members within the tragedy.”
Though the Thai man not has his ticket from the doomed flight virtually three a long time in the past, he mentioned the newspaper stories from the time had recorded his seat quantity.
It might even be obtainable on the flight information, he added.
He mentioned: “I had issue flying for 10 years after the crash. I might wrestle to breathe, although the air circulation was regular.
“I prevented talking to anybody and at all times stared exterior the window, blocking anybody from closing it to take care of my sense of security.
“If I noticed darkish clouds or a rainstorm exterior, I might really feel horrible, like I used to be in hell.
“I can nonetheless keep in mind the sounds, smells, and even the style of the water within the swamp the aircraft crashed into.
“For a very long time, I might hold the sentiments to myself.”
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 242 passengers on board – together with 53 Brits and 11 kids – smashed right into a medical doctors’ hostel within the west of India on Thursday.
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However Ramesh miralously escaped from the burning plane, turning into the one particular person to make it out alive.
Unimaginable footage exhibits him strolling away from the wreckage virtually unscathed.
Flanked by the locals, he could be seen making his manner in direction of an ambulance with blood caking his face.
His boarding go revealed he was sat on seat 11A, subsequent to the flight’s emergency exit.
Ramesh revealed how he survived the tragic crash that killed everybody on board however him.
Talking in Hindi, he mentioned: “Every little thing occurred in entrance of me and I couldn’t consider how I had come out alive.
“I assumed for a second that I used to be going to die. However once I opened my eyes, I realised I used to be alive. I attempted to slide out of the aircraft.
“I noticed the air hostess, different passengers all in entrance of me. Inside a number of seconds, it felt the aircraft had stopped, and the inexperienced and white lights switched on.
“It felt like possibly [the pilot] out of the blue accelerated to take off, nevertheless it went all the way down to a hostel from there at excessive pace. I noticed every little thing.
“The door broke [near me] broke off and I attempted to slide out. The other aspect of the aircraft hit the wall. That is why others couldn’t get out.
“After I received out, I used to be taken to the ambulance and rushed to the hospital. My remedy goes properly, and the persons are very supportive.”
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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 242 passengers on board – together with 53 Brits – smashed right into a medical doctors’ hostel in Ahmedabad within the west of India.
The aircraft was headed to London Gatwick with 232 passengers and 10 crew on board when it crashed simply seconds after take-off.
The Dreamliner misplaced contact simply seconds after take-off, in accordance with flight monitoring web site Flightradar.
A remaining alert was final logged lower than a minute after it began the journey from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Worldwide Airport.
It had solely reached 625ft on the time, officers consider.
Seconds earlier than the crash, the Boeing was filmed flying low over the Meghani Nagar residential space with the pilots showing to be in a determined bid to maintain the aircraft within the air.
Moments later, it was seen disappearing behind buildings earlier than an enormous blast was seen within the distance.
