Air ambulance with seven on board crashes in India’s Jharkhand

Record ID: 2344166

  • Title: Air ambulance with seven on board crashes in India’s Jharkhand
  • Date: 24th February 2026
  • Summary: CHATRA, JHARKHAND, INDIA (FEBRUARY 24, 2026) (ANI - No use India) VARIOUS OF DEBRIS AND WRECKAGE AT AIR AMBULANCE CRASH SITE VARIOUS OF POLICE AND SECURITY PERSONNEL AT SITE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) CHATRA DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KEERTHISHREE G., SAYING: "The plane was carrying patients from Ranchi to Delhi, and it crashed en route, due to a thunderstorm. As soon as we got the inf
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  • Keywords: Beechcraft Chatra DGCA Delhi Directorate General of Civil Aviation India Jharkhand Ranchi Redbird Airways accident air ambulance charter plane crash thunderstorm
  • Location: CHATRA, JHARKHAND, INDIA
  • Reuters ID: LVA001NW5O09B
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:An air ambulance crashed in the eastern state of Jharkhand with seven people on board, including two crew members, said Chatra Deputy Commissioner, Keerthishree G on Tuesday (February 24).
    On Monday, the Beechcraft C90 plane, operated by Redbird Airways, took off from Ranchi in Jharkhand at 19:11 p.m. (1341 GMT) before requesting for deviation due to weather and subsequently losing communication and RADAR contact, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.
    "The plane was carrying patients from Ranchi to Delhi, and it crashed en route, due to a thunderstorm", said Keerthishree.
    Security personnel cordoned the crash site. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is being dispatched for investigation, the DGCA said.
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