13.06.2025 14:04
In the plane crash in India that claimed the lives of nearly 300 people, the captain's distress call has emerged. In the pilot's last communication over the radio, it was reported that he said, "Mayday. No thrust. There is a power loss. Unable to lift off."
A passenger plane taking off for London from India crashed into a residential area just seconds after takeoff. In the horrific accident, nearly 300 people lost their lives, including passengers on the plane and students and intern doctors in the medical school dormitory where the plane fell. A passenger sitting in seat 11A miraculously survived the crash.
THE PILOT'S LAST COMMUNICATION HAS EMERGED
It has been revealed that the captain made a distress call just before the plane crashed. According to reports from The Sun, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal stated over the radio that the plane had "lost power" just 11 seconds after takeoff: "Mayday [...] No thrust. There is a power loss. Cannot climb."
CASUALTIES BOTH ON THE PLANE AND ON THE GROUND
Authorities in the city of Ahmedabad announced that the death toll from the accident has exceeded 290, with more than 50 people injured and receiving treatment in the hospital. Indian police official Vidhi Chaudhary stated in a press release, "Approximately 294 people have lost their lives. This number includes students who were in the building where the plane crashed." Earlier in the day, Swapnil Bhalodia from the Indian Medical Association Medical Students Network stated that at least 3 students had died in the accident and 30 students were injured.
ONE PERSON MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old passenger on the plane, miraculously survived the crash. Ramesh was seen walking to an ambulance after the accident. Speaking about the crash, Ramesh said, "I was scared. I got up and started running. There were debris everywhere." It was reported that Ramesh, who holds dual citizenship in the UK and India, was on the plane returning to the UK from a visit to India and was seated in 11A, located between the front and middle sections of the plane.