New Delhi: Tragedy struck an elderly couple travelling on a SpiceJet flight from New Delhi to Guwahati on Thursday afternoon when both of them suffered suspected cardiac arrest and died soon after.
According to sources, a 75-year-old man, identified by airline sources as Shantilal Jain, suffered the cardiac arrest onboard initially. Due to the medical emergency, the aircraft turned back towards Delhi. About the time the aircraft was landing, his 65-year-old wife Premlata also fell unconscious on board after she too suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. SpiceJet sources said Premlata Jain had a history of brain-tumour and was a wheelchair passenger. The elderly couple were rushed to hospital from Delhi airport in ambulances after the flight landed but were declared dead.
20/06/14 Asian Age
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According to sources, a 75-year-old man, identified by airline sources as Shantilal Jain, suffered the cardiac arrest onboard initially. Due to the medical emergency, the aircraft turned back towards Delhi. About the time the aircraft was landing, his 65-year-old wife Premlata also fell unconscious on board after she too suffered a suspected cardiac arrest. SpiceJet sources said Premlata Jain had a history of brain-tumour and was a wheelchair passenger. The elderly couple were rushed to hospital from Delhi airport in ambulances after the flight landed but were declared dead.
20/06/14 Asian Age
