A plane bound for Pokhara crashed while attempting to take off from Kathmandu, Nepal. The disaster left 18 people dead, with the pilot being the only survivor. The cause has not yet been determined.
A domestic flight in Nepal crashed on Wednesday with 19 people on board as it took off from Kathmandu, Nepalese daily Kathmandu Post reported. Local authorities have confirmed that 18 people have died and one survivor.
“Nineteen people, including the crew, were on board the Pokhara-bound aircraft,” airport spokesman Premnath Thakur said.
Seventeen people were airline employees and two crew members, Nepalese police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki told AFP, adding that “the pilot was rescued and is receiving medical assistance.” A doctor at Kathmandu Medical College Hospital also said the Saurya Airlines pilot had eye injuries but was not in danger of dying, Lusa news agency reported.
According to a statement from the region’s Civil Aviation Authority, “rescue efforts are continuing.” “The pilot was rescued and is being treated,” Karki added. “Eighteen bodies were recovered, including that of a foreigner. We will take them for an autopsy.”
The plane, which belongs to national carrier Saurya, crashed while taking off from the runway at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport for Pokhara at around 11 a.m. local time, CNN quoted Gyanendra Bhul, an information officer at the airport, as saying, adding that the aircraft was undergoing maintenance.
Tribhuvan International Airport remained closed as emergency crews worked.
Major plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal. A plane crashed in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. At the time of the crash, 19 people were on board the plane. It was a Surya Airlines plane. 5 bodies recovered.#Plane crash pic.twitter.com/QkolwOeSey
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A video captured moments before today’s plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal. The sight is both haunting and heartbreaking, a stark reminder of the fragility of life.
Thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those affected. pic.twitter.com/ouO8uvwrd6
– Prerna Bhardwaj (@prernabhardwaj_) July 24, 2024
The video shows the moment of the plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal.
18 people died when the plane went off the runway.#Nepal #Plane crash pic.twitter.com/YIviYnyz3o
– Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) July 24, 2024
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