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Indian air ambulance crashes in Bangladesh; patient dies
A medical flight from Agartala to Kolkata made an emergency landing in Dhaka after its door partially opened mid-air. The 56-year-old patient died at hospital.
In brief
A medical flight from Agartala to Kolkata made an emergency landing in Dhaka after its door partially opened mid-air. The 56-year-old patient died at hospital. An Indian air ambulance made an emergency landing in Dhaka after a technical fault opened its door mid-air. The patient, Anjana Bhowmik, fifty-six, died at…
Flight encounters mid-air fault
The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft, registered as V T H Y A, was flying from Agartala to Kolkata on Sunday, October eighteen, twenty twenty-six when it encountered a technical problem while climbing through twelve…
Door opens during flight
The aircraft's door partially opened mid-air, according to Md. Riaz Uddin, spokesperson for the executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, who told The Daily Star newspaper about the mechanical problem.
Emergency landing in Dhaka
The aircraft landed safely at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around one forty pm local time with seven people on board, including two pilots, a patient, a doctor, a paramedic and two companions.
Patient dies at hospital
The patient, fifty-six-year-old Anjana Bhowmik, was taken to Kurmitola Multicare Specialised Hospital where doctors declared her dead at four forty pm local time on Sunday, according to the Dhaka Tribune newspaper.
Cause of death remains unclear
The exact circumstances surrounding Anjana Bhowmik's death remain unclear, and it is not known whether her death was linked to the aircraft's technical malfunction or other medical complications.
“The exact circumstances surrounding the patient's death remain unclear, and it is not known whether her death was linked to the aircraft's technical malfunction or other medical complications.”
Bangladesh assists without clearance
Bangladeshi authorities assisted the air ambulance on humanitarian grounds despite lacking the required clearance for an international landing. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka coordinated with Bangladeshi officials to facilitate diplomatic formalities.
What matters most
An Indian air ambulance made an emergency landing in Dhaka after a technical fault opened its door mid-air. The patient, Anjana Bhowmik, fifty-six, died at hospital.
