Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- An Indian air ambulance made an emergency landing in Dhaka after a mechanical fault caused its door to open mid-flight over Bangladesh.

The patient on board was taken to Kurmitola Hospital, where doctors later declared them dead.

Riaz Uddin, spokesperson for the executive director of Shahjalal International Airport, said the air ambulance was travelling from Agartala, in the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura, to Kolkata in West Bengal when its door opened because of a mechanical problem.

"The aircraft then contacted the control tower and sought permission to land in Dhaka."

He said there were two crew members, a patient, a doctor, a paramedic, and two attendants accompanying the patient on board.

In a statement,...