Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing in Dhaka, patient dies
Aviation
TBS Report
18 October, 2026, 06:45 pm
Last modified: 18 October, 2026, 06:49 pm
Aircraft diverts from Agartala-Kolkata route after door opens mid-flight.
TBS Report
18 October, 2026, 06:45 pm
Last modified: 18 October, 2026, 06:49 pm
An air ambulance travelling from India's Agartala to Kolkata made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka today (18 October) after a door opened mid-flight, while the critically ill female patient on board later died.
After the aircraft landed, the woman was rushed to Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital, where doctors declared her dead.
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