Ethiopian Girl Dies Mid-air on Way to Hyderabad for Cancer Treatment
The teenager had been battling cancer for the last three years. She died while the flight was airborne
By : PTI
Update: 2026-06-27 10:28 GMT
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl from Ethiopia, who was travelling to Hyderabad for cancer treatment, died on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight, police said on Saturday. The teenager had been battling cancer for the last three years. She died while the flight was airborne.
She was taken to a health facility at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after the plane landed at 1 am on Saturday, where doctors confirmed she had died on board, police added.