Air ambulance coming from Ranchi to Delhi crashes, accident occurs in Chatra; 7 people were on board

Jharkhand News: A worrying news has emerged from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. A private charter air ambulance flying from Birsa Munda Airport to Delhi has suddenly gone missing. A total of five people were on board the plane, including a serious patient, a team of doctors and the pilot. Since the loss of radar contact, fears of some major untoward incident are being raised.

How did the accident happen?

According to the information, this air ambulance had left from Ranchi at around 7 pm on Monday evening. It was to land at Palam Airport in Delhi at around 8:30 pm. But shortly after takeoff, it lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC). After this no signal of the plane was found.

BREAKING : AIR AMBULANCE CRASHED

An air ambulance flying from Ranchi to Delhi crashed near Chatra in Jharkhand.

A total of 7 people were on board including the patient

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It is being told that the last location of the plane was found in the dense forest and hilly area between Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. At that time the weather there had suddenly deteriorated. Visibility was also reduced due to strong wind and rain. There is a possibility that due to bad weather or some technical fault, the plane may have lost its way or may have become a victim of some accident.

Search operation continues

This area is surrounded by dense forests, which can cause a lot of difficulty in the search operation. As soon as information about the missing plane was received, there was panic at Ranchi and Delhi airports. Jharkhand government has put Latehar and Palamu district administrations on alert. The search operation has been started with the help of police, forest department and local villagers.

The families of the people inside are worried.

The families of the people on board the plane are extremely worried and are waiting for good news every moment. At present relief and rescue teams are searching in the area. Whether this is just an incident of loss of radio contact or some major accident has happened, it will be known only after the search operation is completed.

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