Kathmandu: A Saurya Airlines Nepal aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in
Kathmandu Nepal on Wednesday. Casualties have been reported.
photo: TKP
The accident occurred after
the Pokhara-bound flight suffered a runway excursion during takeoff, said TIA
Spokesperson Subash Jha.
Nineteen people, including
crew members, were aboard the plane. As per preliminary information, eighteen
bodies have been recovered from the crash site.
Captain MR Shakya has been
rushed to hospital, said Jha.
Eyewitnesses say that the
plane was taking off from the Southern-end of the runway (Koteshwor side) and
suddenly flipped with the wing tip hitting the ground. The aircraft caught fire
immediately. It then plunged to a gorge on the eastern side of the
runway—between Buddha Air hanger and the radar station.
Thick billows of smoke are
seen in the airport.
Police and firefighters are
carrying out rescue operations at the accident site.
The Civil Aviation Authority
of Nepal (CAAN) has confirmed the death of 18 people aboard the Saurya Airlines
aircraft which crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on
Wednesday.
A total of 19 people,
including two crew members, were in the Pokhara-bound flight, with registration
number 9NAME, which took off from Kathmandu at 11:11 am, the aviation authority
said.
The police reported that one
of the passengers had been a Yemeni citizen.
The aircraft had suffered a
runway excursion and plunged into a gorge on the eastern side of the airport.
Captain MR Shakya was rescued
from the crash site and has been admitted to the KMC Hospital in Sinamangal for
treatment, Nepal Police said.
According to the Nepal
Police, all the passengers were airline staff travelling to Pokhara for
aircraft maintenance.
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