Jharkhand: Seven killed after air ambulance crashes in Chatra district
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Seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed on Monday after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district, ANI reported.
The crash occurred shortly after the aircraft that was en route to Delhi took off from Ranchi airport at 7.11 pm, PTI reported. The aircraft was operated by Redbird Airways Private Limited.
Confirming the toll, Chatra Deputy Commissioner Keerthishree G told PTI that the aircraft went missing at about 7.30 pm. It crashed near the Bariatu Panchayat area in Simaria, she added.
Superintendent of Police Sumit Kumar Agarwal told ANI that the authorities received information about the crash at about 10 pm. He added that getting to the site was difficult because of the terrain.
The crash was likely caused due to a thunderstorm, the deputy commissioner said. However, the exact reason would be determined after an investigation, she added.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer Shubham Khandelwal said that the bodies of all the seven persons, including two crew members, on board have been retrieved, PTI reported.
They were identified as Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat, Captain Savrajdeep Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Vikas Kumar Gupta, Sachin Kumar Mishra, Archana Devi and Dhuru Kumar.
Anant Sinha, who is the CEO of Devkamal Hospital in Ranchi, said that the air ambulance was arranged by one of their patients, PTI reported.
He added that 41-year-old...