All Seven Aboard Killed as Private Air Ambulance Crashes in Jharkhand, India

Kathmandu. All seven people aboard, including two crew members, were killed when a private air ambulance flying from Ranchi to Delhi crashed in the Chatra district of Jharkhand on Monday evening. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India confirmed the accident, as reported by ABP. 

According to preliminary information, the aircraft took off from Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport at 7:11 PM for a medical flight to Delhi. Radar and radio contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after takeoff, and the last contact with Kolkata Air Traffic Control was reported at 7:34 PM. 

The rescue coordination center was activated approximately 30 minutes after contact was lost.  When the search and rescue team reached the crash site, no one aboard the aircraft was found alive, ABP reported. 

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau team has begun a detailed investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Those who lost their lives in the accident include crew members Captain Vivek Vikas Bilagat and Captain Sawardeep Singh, along with patient Sanjay Kumar, Kurwa Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar, Doctor Vikas Kumar Gupta, and Paramedic Sachin Kumar Mishra.