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A Leicester man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed 241 people in an extraordinary tale of survival. Vishwashkumar Ramesh was in seat 11A on the London-bound Air India Boeing 787 flight when it crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, western India. Video shared on social media showed Mr Ramesh walking towards an ambulance, with smoke billowing in the background. He was later seen in a hospital bed meeting Indian interior minister Amit Shah. Air India said all other passengers and crew were killed - including 169 Indian nationals and 52 Britons. Mr Ramesh's brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, told Â鶹Éç reporter Navtej Johal that Vishwashkumar 'has no idea how he survived', and Â鶹Éç Leicester's Emma Caldwell spoke to Leicester community advocate Suleman Nagdi about how the community has come together to support families affected by the tragedy.