Indian Air Force (IAF) officials and the district administration praised the 108 ambulance crew members for their timely service that saved the two pilots, who were ejected safely seconds before IAF jet crashed at Kudar Sahi under Bisoi Police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday.
Though the two pilots, Siddharth Yadav and Sachin Mahajan, managed to eject before the plane crashed on to the ground, one of them was injured. He was rushed to the Bisoi hospital by the 108 ambulances before the rescue helicopters of the IAF base at Kaleikunda reached there to airlift him for further treatment. Mayurbhanj Cluster Head Sanjay Kumar Jena received a call from district SP Anoop Krishna, following which he sent two ambulances to the spot. Within 30 minutes, the ambulances reached the spot and rescued the injured pilots.