Ranchi, February 23 An air ambulance carrying seven people crashed near Simaria in the Chatra district of Jharkhand on Monday evening while en route from Ranchi to Delhi, an airport official said.
There was no immediate confirmation of casualties.
The crash occurred after the aircraft took off from the Ranchi airport around 7:10 pm, he added.
"An air ambulance from Ranchi with seven people on board crashed near Simaria in Chatra district.
The plane lost contact with air traffic control about 20 minutes after take-off," Ranchi airport director Vinod Kumar told