Nepal: Plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, further details awaited
Nepal Plane Crash: An aircraft carrying 19 passengers crashed at Kathmandu airport on Wednesday.
Nepal plane crash news: An aircraft carrying nineteen passengers crashed while taking off at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The accident left multiple people injured and four people dead, reported news agency Reuters.
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The Kathmandu-based aircraft of Saurya Airlines was scheduled to leave for Pokhara from Kathmandu, reported ANI citing The Himalayan Times.
Only technical staff of the airline was on board during the take-off, according to Gyanendra Bhul, Information officer at the Tribhuvan International Airport. Further details of the accident are awaited.
A similar accident took place in January last year, where a Yeti Airlines plane with 68 passengers on board crashed in Pokhara, Nepal. All the 68 passengers were killed in the accident.
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24 Jul 2024, 11:50 AM IST
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