Kathmandu Aircraft Crash : A plane crashed during takeoff in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. There were 19 people on board the plane. 18 people have been confirmed dead in this accident. The pilot of the plane is seriously injured. He is undergoing treatment. The captain’s name is said to be Shakya. According to the Kathmandu Post, a Saurya Airlines plane crashed while taking off from Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday. TIA spokesperson Premnath Thakur said that there were 19 people on board the plane going to Pokhara, including the crew. The plane crashed at around 11 am. Police and fire department personnel are carrying out rescue operations at the accident site. After the accident, the entire area is covered in smoke.
#WATCH Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu
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The plane skidded off the runway during takeoff
As soon as the plane crashed, the passengers sitting in it started screaming. According to Kathmandu Post, this accident happened in Saurya Airlines plane at Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital. Quoting airport sources, Kathmandu Post wrote, the plane slipped from the runway during takeoff, due to which this accident happened. This plane was going from Kathmandu to Pokhara and a total of 19 people were on board. At the same time, after the accident, the plane caught fire and a huge cloud of smoke covered the sky. A team of firefighters and security personnel has been deployed to extinguish the fire in the plane due to the accident.
Video of plane crash surfaced
Video shows moment of plane crash in Nepal’s Kathmandu.
18 people have died as the plane skid off the runway.#Nepal #PlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/YIviYnyz3o
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Army personnel were sent to the spot
As soon as the information about the accident was received, the government sent army personnel to the spot for relief and rescue work. Teams ranging from medical to army personnel are engaged in relief and rescue work. The type of fire that has broken out is pointing towards bad news.
Airlines released the list of passengers
