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Delhi-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Nagpur for medical reason, passenger dies
A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport, after a 65-year-old passenger complained of health issues, although he died by the time he was taken to a hospital, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday, they said.Â
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The man, Chhotusingh Naryansingh Yadav (65), a resident of Gaya in Bihar, had boarded the flight at Chennai on Saturday morning. However, mid-flight he complained to the plane staff that he was experiencing health problems, an official of Sonegaon police station here said.
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Therefore, the flight made an emergency landing at the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur. He was rushed to the city-based Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors declared him brought dead, he said.
Flight Makes Landing At Nagpur Under Medical Emergency, Passenger Dies: Cops Flight Makes Landing At Nagpur Under Medical Emergency, Passenger Dies: Cops The man, Chhotusingh Naryansingh Yadav (65), a resident of Gaya in Bihar, had boarded the flight at Chennai on Saturday morning. However, mid-flight he complained to the plane staff that he was experiencing health problems, a police official said.
A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing on Saturday.
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A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing on Saturday at Nagpur airport after a 65-year-old passenger complained of health issues. The patient, however, died on the way to hospital, police said on Sunday.
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