Air ambulance door opens in mid-air, emergency landing in Dhaka, patient dies

POBNEWS24, Dhaka Oct 18, 2026 : An air ambulance on its way from Agartala, India to Kolkata made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after its door opened in mid-air. Later, the sick woman on board the aircraft was rushed to Kurmitola Hospital in the capital, where doctors declared her dead.
The incident took place on Sunday afternoon. Senior officer of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Md. Riaz Uddin confirmed the incident.
According to the passenger list of the air ambulance, the patient’s name is Anjana Bhowmik. She is an Indian citizen. She was accompanied by doctor Dr. Firoz Khan, paramedic Azim Khan and two companions Santa Bhowmik and Deep Jyoti Mishra. The list mentions the nationality of all of them as Indian.
According to the passenger list, the air ambulance is operated by SKB Infracon Private Limited. The aircraft’s model is C90A and registration number is VT-HYA. It was flying from Agartala to Kolkata.
The pilot-in-command of the aircraft was Captain Punya Anup and the co-pilot was Captain Tanuj Sharma. There were a total of seven people on board, including the two pilots.
It is learnt that the aircraft made an emergency landing at Shahjalal Airport after the door opened in mid-air. The patient was then quickly taken off and sent to the hospital.
However, detailed information about the reason why the aircraft door opened and the cause of the woman’s death was not immediately available.