Plane crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, 18 dead, 1 admitted

Kathmandu Plane Crash: A domestic plane has crashed at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal. According to the information, the plane caught fire during take off. Many people are reported to be injured in this. According to local media reports of Nepal, a Shaurya Airlines plane caught fire at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Wednesday. It is being told that this accident happened due to the plane going to Pokhara going out of the runway during take off.

Shaurya Airlines flight number MP CRJ 200 took off from runway 2 for Pokhara, but due to technical fault, the plane caught fire shortly after take off and fell to the ground with a thick cloud of smoke. After the accident, there was chaos in the entire airport. It is said that there were a total of 19 people on board the Shaurya plane. 18 of them have died, while the pilot is undergoing treatment. The plane was going to Pokhara for maintenance, all the employees in it were airlines employees.

According to the information, the plane of domestic airline Shaurya crashed while taking off from Kathmandu Airport, there were 19 people on board this plane. According to initial information, 5 bodies have been recovered from the accident site. Captain MR Shakya has been taken to the hospital. Thick clouds of smoke were seen at the airport. Police and fire brigade teams are engaged in rescue and relief work.

Eyewitnesses say that the plane was taking off from the southern end of the runway (towards Koteshwar) and suddenly turned over and the tip of the wing of the plane hit the ground and immediately caught fire. After this, it fell into the ditch between the Buddha Air Hangar and the radar station on the eastern side of the runway.

When and how did the accident happen?

According to the information, the plane of a private company Saurya Airlines was going to Pokhara from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday with 19 people. According to sources, the plane crashed while taking off in the morning. Let us tell you that there were at least 19 people on board the plane including the crew. This incident of plane crash happened around 11 am.

Pilot taken to hospital

A security officer posted at the airport has told PTI that the pilot of the plane has been taken to the hospital. The officer has said that police and fire brigade personnel are carrying out rescue operations at the accident site. The fire in the plane has been extinguished. However, no information has been received yet about the condition of the passengers on board the plane. Information has not been received.