Selfie of Ruangsak Loychusak, a Thai singer who survived a plane crash, on a path.
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A LUCKY man who survived a fatal plane crash has revealed he was sat in the same seat as the Brit sole survivor in the Air India disaster.

Ruangsak Loychusak was a passenger on Thai Airways flight TG261, which tragically stalled and crashed into a swamp during its journey from Bangkok to India, resulting in the loss of 101 lives onboard.

Selfie of Ruangsak Loychusak, a Thai singer who survived a plane crash, on a path.
Ruangsak Loychusak was on the doomed Thai Airways flight TG261 flight that crashed and killed 101 peopleCredit: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress
Ruangsak Loychusak, a Thai singer who survived a 1998 plane crash.
Loychusak has now revealed he was sat on seat 11ACredit: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress
Thai singer Ruangsak Loychusak, a survivor of the 1998 Thai Airways Flight TG261 crash, with other survivors.
A picture of Loychusak being rescuedCredit: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress
Man with facial injuries lying on a bed.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is the sole survivor of the Air India Crash
Air India boarding pass for Ramesh Viswashkumar.
Picture showing his flight’s boarding pass

But the singer revealed he was sitting in seat 11A when the plane went down in 1998.

The tragedy left 101 of the 132 passengers and 14 crew members dead. Some 45 people were injured.


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Ruangsak said he had “goosebumps” when it was revealed that the only survivor from the Air India crash was seated in 11A as well.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, narrowly escaped death when he was thrown from his seat on the burning Air India aircraft. He survived with minor injuries and was captured on video walking away from the crash site.

He said the plane broke off after the crash and his seat flung out of the wreckage.

Ruangsak said: “The lone survivor of the plane crash in India was sitting in the same seat number as me, 11A.

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“I want to offer my condolences to all those who lost loved ones in the tragedy.”

Although Ruangsak no longer possesses the ticket from that ill-fated flight nearly three decades ago, he recalls that newspaper reports from the time had documented his seat number.

It would also be available on the flight records, he added.

He said: “I had difficulty flying for 10 years after the crash. I would struggle to breathe, even though the air circulation was normal.

“I avoided speaking to anyone and always stared outside the window, blocking anyone from closing it to maintain my sense of safety.

“If I saw dark clouds or a rainstorm outside, I would feel terrible, like I was in hell.

“I can still remember the sounds, smells, and even the taste of the water in the swamp the plane crashed into.

“For a long time, I would keep the feelings to myself.”

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 242 passengers on board – including 53 Brits and 11 children – smashed into a doctors’ hostel in the west of India on Thursday.

Newspaper clipping about a Thai singer surviving a 1998 plane crash.
A newspaper report about the Thai crashCredit: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress
A Thai singer, Ruangsak Loychusak, in a hospital bed after surviving a plane crash, gives a peace sign.
Loychusak in a hospital aftr the crashCredit: Asia Pacific Press via ViralPress
Illustration of plane crash near Ahmedabad airport, showing flight path and altitude.
Airplane landing.
The plane was seen disappearing behind buildings before the huge blastCredit: X
Plane wreckage embedded in a building.
The plane was seen wedged in a buildingCredit: Reuters

But Ramesh miralously escaped from the burning aircraft, becoming the only person to make it out alive.

Incredible footage shows him walking away from the wreckage almost unscathed.

Flanked by the locals, he can be seen making his way towards an ambulance with blood caking his face.

His boarding pass revealed he was sat on seat 11A, next to the flight’s emergency exit.

Ramesh revealed how he survived the tragic crash that killed everyone on board but him.

Speaking in Hindi, he said: “Everything happened in front of me and I couldn’t believe how I had come out alive.

“I thought for a second that I was going to die. But when I opened my eyes, I realised I was alive. I tried to slip out of the plane.

“I saw the air hostess, other passengers all in front of me. Within a few seconds, it felt the plane had stopped, and the green and white lights switched on.

“It felt like maybe [the pilot] suddenly accelerated to take off, but it went down to a hostel from there at high speed. I saw everything. 

“The door broke [near me] broke off and I tried to slip out. The opposite side of the plane hit the wall. That’s why others could not get out.

“When I got out, I was taken to the ambulance and rushed to the hospital. My treatment is going well, and the people are very supportive.”

Large plume of black smoke rising from a building fire.
Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky
Firefighters and bystanders survey the damage to a fire-ravaged building.
The plane crashed into a doctor’s hostelCredit: EPA
Illustration of a bar graph showing the number of worldwide commercial jet accidents during different flight stages since 2015, with a photo of a plane crash.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 242 passengers on board – including 53 Brits – smashed into a doctors’ hostel in Ahmedabad in the west of India.

The plane was headed to London Gatwick with 232 passengers and 10 crew on board when it crashed just seconds after take-off.

The Dreamliner lost contact just seconds after take-off, according to flight tracking website Flightradar.

A final alert was last logged less than a minute after it started the journey from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

It had only reached 625ft at the time, officials believe.

Seconds before the crash, the Boeing was filmed flying low over the Meghani Nagar residential area with the pilots appearing to be in a desperate bid to keep the plane in the air.

Moments later, it was seen disappearing behind buildings before a huge blast was seen in the distance.

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