Pilot dead as Medanta air ambulance crash-lands in Thailand
An air ambulance of the Gurugram-based Medanta Hospital has crash landed near Bangkok on Monday after catching fire while in air. The aircraft's pilot Arunaksha Nandy passed away and two doctors onboard were admitted to the ICU at the Bangkok Hospital, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted. Two others on board the aircraft suffered minor injuries, she added.
An air ambulance of the Gugaon-based Medanta Hospital has crash landed near Bangkok, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted. The aircraft, which was carrying a five-member crew, caught fire while in air, leading to the crash. The injured were transported a Bangkok Hospital by army helicopters, but the air ambulance's pilot, Arunaksha Nandy, passed away in the aftermath of the crash. The Air Ambulance of Medanta Hospital with five member crew caught fire and crashlanded near Bangkok. /1Two other people, identified as Dr. Shailendra and Dr. Komal, are in an ICU in Bangkok, Swaraj said. The remaining two people on board the plane suffered minor injuries, the minister added.