<p>Rahul Raj, 20, who was critically ill and was being taken to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, was killed when the single-engine air ambulance crashed into a house in the crowded suburb of Faridabad minutes before it was due to land late Wednesday. With him was his cousin, Ratnesh, 23, who also met a tragic end.<br /><br />The family is devastated, with the news of the two young men of the family being killed.<br />Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Rahul’s father, said brokenly: “My son was my dream. His killing has ended my dream.<br /><br />“I did not know that the last attempt to save my son would prove fatal and snatch him from us. This is unbelievable. I had booked the air ambulance on Wednesday morning to shift my critically ill son to a hospital in Delhi to save his life but fate willed otherwise,” said Rajesh.<br />The father runs a medicine business in this district headquarters of West Champaran, near the Nepal border, about 200 km from the state capital.<br /><br />Rahul was suffering from liver cirrhosis and had slipped into coma when doctors referred him to a bigger hospital and the family decided on Apollo. <br /><br />Rajesh said that his son was brought from Bettiah to Patna last week and admitted in a private hospital. When his condition deteriorated, the decision was taken to shift him to New Delhi. <br /></p>
<p>Rahul Raj, 20, who was critically ill and was being taken to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, was killed when the single-engine air ambulance crashed into a house in the crowded suburb of Faridabad minutes before it was due to land late Wednesday. With him was his cousin, Ratnesh, 23, who also met a tragic end.<br /><br />The family is devastated, with the news of the two young men of the family being killed.<br />Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Rahul’s father, said brokenly: “My son was my dream. His killing has ended my dream.<br /><br />“I did not know that the last attempt to save my son would prove fatal and snatch him from us. This is unbelievable. I had booked the air ambulance on Wednesday morning to shift my critically ill son to a hospital in Delhi to save his life but fate willed otherwise,” said Rajesh.<br />The father runs a medicine business in this district headquarters of West Champaran, near the Nepal border, about 200 km from the state capital.<br /><br />Rahul was suffering from liver cirrhosis and had slipped into coma when doctors referred him to a bigger hospital and the family decided on Apollo. <br /><br />Rajesh said that his son was brought from Bettiah to Patna last week and admitted in a private hospital. When his condition deteriorated, the decision was taken to shift him to New Delhi. <br /></p>