Two people who sustained in the emergency crash landing of a small aircraft near Odisha’s Rourkela were airlifted to Mumbai for advance treatment. Another injured passenger is currently under ventilator support, a senior official said on Sunday.
Six people, including two pilots, were injured after a nine-seater IndiaOne Air Cessna Grand C208B made an emergency crash landing near Rourkela on Saturday afternoon.
The aircraft, which departed from Bhubaneswar in the afternoon, declared a “Mayday” to Rourkela ATC and made a force-landing in an open field near Kansor at 1:20 PM, the DGCA said.
Speaking to the media at the accident spot, Odisha’s government’s Commerce and Transport Department principal secretary, Usha Padhee, said that a couple injured in the crash was airlifted to a hospital in Mumbai this morning for treatment at their own request.
“The two passengers were under treatment in a private hospital in Rourkela. They wanted to go to the Mumbai hospital for further treatment. After getting clearance from the Rourkela hospital, they left for Mumbai,” she said.
Another officer informed that the duo went to Mumbai at their own cost.
Similarly, another injured passenger is under treatment with ventilator support, Padhee said. “We hope that the passenger will recover soon, as the concerned person was under treatment in the same hospital in the past,” she added.
If required, the state government will provide an air ambulance for the transportation of injured passengers, she said.
Padhee further informed that a team of medical experts has been formed, which is continuously monitoring the health condition of the injured persons admitted in a private hospital in Rourkela.
In a statement, the Odisha’s Directorate of Aviation stated that the health condition of all six people, including two women and two pilots injured in the crash landing of an aircraft in Rourkela, was “safe and stable”.
“As per the latest health bulletin, all passengers are safe and stable. One passenger remains under close and continuous medical observation”.
On Sunday, a three-member team of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) started its investigation into the crash landing of a small aircraft near Rourkela.
The AAIB team has already undertaken the aerial view of the aircraft crash landing incident in Rourkela, said the principal secretary.
“They have taken pictures of the crash landing site from the air by using a chopper provided by the state government. Later, they will also inspect the place where the aircraft made a crash landing,” Padheee said.
The state government has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the investigation, she said, adding that the probe is being done as per the guidelines and SOP of the DGCA.
