A British national seated in 11A has survived the Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed more than 200 people, according to police.

Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told Indian news agency ANI that one survivor was found and identified as the person in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight.

The flight manifest shared by authorities showed that the passenger in that seat was British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.

Indian media said they spoke to Ramesh in hospital, where he is under treatment.

They reported him saying, “Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly.” He is said to have shared his boarding pass, confirming his identity and seat number.

The aircraft crashed into a doctors' accommodation building less than a minute after take-off. Air India confirmed that there were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on board the flight, which was heading to Gatwick Airport in London.

In a statement, the King and Queen said they were “desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning.”

“Our special prayers and deepest possible sympathy are with the families and friends of all those affected by this appallingly tragic incident across so many nations, as they await news of their loved ones,” the statement said.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said crisis teams have been set up in both India and the UK to assist affected families.

“We know that British nationals were on board and I can confirm that the FCDO is working urgently with local authorities to support British nationals and their families, and has stood up a crisis team in both Delhi and in London,” he told the Commons.