Nepal: Plane crash in Kathmandu kills 18
Kathmandu/IBNS: Eighteen out of nineteen people onboard died after a plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday, media reports said.
Nineteen people, who were onboard, included the aircrew.
The Saurya Airlines plane, which was enroute to Pokhara, burst into flames after skidding off the runway during the takeoff at around 11 am.
#WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu. Details awaited pic.twitter.com/9CudlsmFKS
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2024
The 50-seater plane, which failed to gain an altitude, fell down an embankment and caught fire.
The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Firefighters and the Army are on the site.
Truly horrible video and charred plane images coming in.
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) July 24, 2024
India should try to help Nepal. So many crashes. And similar horror videos thereafter.@icao @dgcaindia @meaindia @rammnk #saurya #airlines
✈️ pic.twitter.com/jjosGnVnut
Last year, a Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed on Pokhara claiming the lives of 72 people, who were on board.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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