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Indian Air Ambulance Makes Emergency Landing in Bangladesh; Patient Dies
Bangladeshi authorities assisted the air ambulance on humanitarian grounds after a mechanical fault opened the door mid-flight, officials said.
- On Sunday, an Indian air ambulance, a Beechcraft King Air C90A, made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after a mid-air technical malfunction forced it to divert while flying from Agartala to Kolkata.
- The aircraft, registered as VT-HYA, encountered a technical fault while climbing through 12,000 feet, causing the cabin door to open mid-air, according to the state-owned BSS news agency.
- Seven people were on board, including 56-year-old patient Anjana Bhowmik, whom doctors at Kurmitola Multicare Specialised Hospital declared dead at 4:40 pm on Sunday, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
- All other occupants remained safe, while the aircraft, operated by SKB Infracon Pvt Ltd, remains at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport awaiting clearance, Airport Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kamrul Hasan Talukder confirmed.
- The Indian High Commission in Dhaka coordinated with Bangladeshi officials to complete diplomatic formalities, though whether Bhowmik's death was linked to the technical malfunction remains unclear.
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Air ambulance door opens mid-air, Indian woman dies after emergency landing in Dhaka
An air ambulance carrying an Indian patient made an emergency landing in Dhaka after its door partially opened mid-flight. The patient later died in hospital, though any link to the malfunction remains unclear.
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