Patient dies after Indian air ambulance lands in Bangladesh

Summary

A patient aboard an Indian air ambulance died after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Bangladesh. The Hindu reports that the ambulance was flying from Agartala to Kolkata when a mid-air technical fault forced it to land in Dhaka; the 56-year-old patient later died at a city hospital.

Timeline

1. Hindustan Times

   19 Oct 2026, 06:09 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that an Indian air ambulance made an emergency landing in Bangladesh and the patient died.

2. The Hindu

   19 Oct 2026, 07:59 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports that a mid-air technical fault forced the ambulance, flying from Agartala to Kolkata, to land in Dhaka, and that the 56-year-old patient later died at a city hospital.