62-yr-old wheelchair-bound cancer patient falls at Hyderabad airport's boarding gate, dies

A 62-year-old wheelchair-bound woman in Hyderabad on Sunday fell at the boarding gate prior to her Sudan bound flight, informed Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Police Station.

The woman a cancer patient was in the city to undergo treatment. Following the incident, she was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead.

"A 62-year-old wheelchair-bound cancer patient, who was undergoing treatment here, fell at the boarding gate at the time of boarding a Sudan bound flight today morning. She was rushed to a hospital immediately, where she was declared dead," Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police said.

More details in this regard are awaited.

( With inputs from ANI )