Seven killed in air ambulance crash in India's Jharkhand state

Police and security personnel work at the site where the Beechcraft air ambulance crashed, killing all seven people on board, in Chatra, Jharkhand, India, February 24, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a video. ANI/Reuters TV via REUTERS

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - All seven ⁠people on board a Beechcraft air ambulance were killed on Monday when it crashed in the ⁠Indian state of Jharkhand, officials said a day later, including two crew members, a ‌patient and his relatives.

The Beechcraft C90 plane operated by Redbird Airways took off from state capital Ranchi but requested a change to its flight path due to weather, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Monday.