Hyderabad bound air ambulance makes emergency landing in Mumbai
22:11 May 06
Nagpur
22:06 May 06
21:16 May 06
An air ambulance from Nagpur to Hyderabad which lost a wheel during take off has landed safely in Mumbai.
Mumbai: A non-scheduled air ambulance from Nagpur to Hyderabad landed safely at the Mumbai airport. An emergency was declared due to a technical glitch in the aircraft and it was diverted to Mumbai.
According to information received, a patient was being taken from Nagpur to Hyderabad by a Beechcraft VT-J IL Air Ambulance. However, due to a technical fault in the landing gear, the air ambulance was diverted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mumbai Airport for an emergency landing.
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Therefore, a full emergency had been declared at the Mumbai airport with the airport staff, fire brigade put on high alert to ensure that the passengers are evacuated immediately.
Finally, the plane made a safe emergency landing at 9:00 pm. There were a total of 5 people on the jet, which included two crew members, a patient, a doctor, and a medical assistant.