An air ambulance with seven people onboard to Delhi from Ranchi crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday, Ranchi airport Director Vinod Kumar said. The crash occurred after the air ambulance took off from Ranchi airport at about 7.10 pm, the official said. ADVERTISEMENT"An air ambulance from Ranchi with seven people onboard crashed near Simaria in Chatra district. Also Read Rohit Pawar demands aviation minister's resignation over Ajit Pawar plane crashThe ambulance had lost contact with air traffic control around 20 minutes after takeoff. The DGCA in a statement said, "On 23.02.2026 Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV operating medical evacuation (Air Ambulance) flight on sector Ranchi-Delhi crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district, in Jharkhand."

Source: The Telegraph February 23, 2026 18:21 UTC