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

The miracle survivor from the Air India plane crash has revealed how he escaped the disaster just seconds before the aircraft exploded. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was on the plane seated in 11A, the Hindustan Times reports, and has been left with only minor injuries. He was travelling back to London with his brother, who was also on the flight.

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.