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

The lone passenger who survived an Air India crash couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes and was surrounded by flames, debris and charred bodies.

Viswashkumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of Air India Flight AI171, recalls the crash in his first interview from the hospital.