Air ambulance crashed after taking off in Jharkhand, 7 people were on board, painful video of the accident surfaced

Jharkhand Plane Crash News: A major plane accident has come to light in Jharkhand. An air ambulance crashed near the border of Chatra and Simaria shortly after taking off from Ranchi to Delhi. The last contact with the aircraft was established at 7:34 pm. It was raining in the area at the time of the accident and according to initial information, bad weather is being considered the main reason for the accident.

Panic created after loss of contact

According to Ranchi Airport sources, the air ambulance took off as per prescribed procedure. After the flight, contact was established with the next station and control was also transferred there. But after some time contact with the plane was completely lost. The aircraft did not contact Ranchi airport again. Information about the incident was immediately given to the state administration and all necessary SOPs are being followed.

It is being told that the last location of the aircraft was recorded over the forest area between Latehar and Palamu. As soon as the information was received, security agencies and local administration came on alert mode. Search and relief operations have been intensified at the possible accident site.

There were 7 people including 2 crew members in the air ambulance.

A total of seven people including two crew members were aboard the air ambulance. According to initial reports, five of these people belonged to the same family. Everyone is feared dead.

• Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat
• Captain Swarajdeep Singh
• Sanjay Kumar
• Archana Devi
• Dhuru Kumar
• Vikas Kumar Gupta
• Sachin Kumar Mishra

Health Minister expressed grief

Jharkhand Health Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari has expressed deep sorrow over this accident. He said that this news is very painful and seven lives are at stake. The Minister has directed the concerned officials to immediately take necessary steps and deploy all possible resources. He described the safe recovery of passengers as a priority and prayed for the success of the relief operations.

Charter ambulance going from Ranchi to Delhi missing, 5 people on board
A private charter ambulance flying from Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi to Delhi has suddenly gone missing. According to the information, the plane took off from Birsa Munda Airport at around 7:00 pm and reached Delhi around 8:30 pm. pic.twitter.com/n3KTCQ3MvE

—Dr. Irfan Ansari (@IrfanAnsariMLA) February 23, 2026

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AAIB will investigate the accident

The air ambulance accident will now be investigated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) team. The administration has made it clear that the entire matter will be investigated seriously. At present, rescue teams are carrying out intensive search operations in the affected area and the state government is continuously monitoring the situation.