Nepal Plane Crash : After about one and a half years, a major plane crash happened again in Nepal. 18 people died in this. At the same time, the pilot of the plane is seriously injured. This accident happened during takeoff in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. There were 19 people on board this plane. According to the Kathmandu Post, this plane belongs to Saurya Airlines. Which took off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning. The major reason for the plane crash has not been revealed yet, but it is being said in the media report that the plane slipped from the runway and then crashed. However, the technical team is still investigating the causes of the accident. This plane crash is not the first in Nepal, before this a plane crashed in January 2023. 68 people died in it. In this accident, the plane of Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara, 205 km from Kathmandu. Even today, the plane that crashed was also going to Pokhara.
Hundreds of people have died in plane crashes so far
The biggest accident in Nepal happened in January 2023. 68 people lost their lives in a plane crash of Yeti Airlines. There was a lot of discussion around the world after this accident. In May 2022 also, a plane crashed in the hilly Mustang district of Nepal. 22 people including 4 Indians died in this. All the people on board the plane were killed. In the month of March in 2018, a major accident took place at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. A US-Bangla Airlines plane carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew crashed from here. 49 people died in this. In February 2016 also, a plane carrying 11 people crashed in Kalikot district of Nepal.
This is why planes are crashing in Nepal
Most of the airports in Nepal are surrounded by hilly areas. Due to this, there is a lot of difficulty in landing and takeoff. At the same time, the airports here do not have updated technology, due to which the landing system is not good. Here a small mistake becomes a big accident. There are no very strict safety rules here. Every year some major plane crash incident happens in Nepal.
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