NEPAL— Eighteen passengers died and the pilot survived after a plane from a Nepalese airline crashed shortly after taking off from the airport serving the country’s capital, Kathmandu.
Authorities have recovered the 18 bodies, police officer Basanta Rajauri said. It was reported that The pilot is the only survivor of the accident and was transferred to the city’s university hospital for treatment.
He had eye injuries but his life was not in danger, the doctor added.
The device, from the airline Saurya Airlineshad taken off at 11:11 a.m. from Kathmandu and was heading from the capital to the tourist town of Pokhara, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
Video of the plane crash in Nepal
The plane was already airborne when it turned to the right before crashing into the eastern section of the airfield, the statement said.
The bodies were taken to the TU University Hospital in the capital for autopsies.
The airline’s manifest showed that There were two pilots on board the flight and 17 passengers, including only one woman. The crew and 16 passengers were Nepalese citizens, and the nationality of the other person was not identified.
He Tribhuvan International Airportthe country’s main airport for both domestic and international flights, remained closed while emergency crews and investigators worked on the scene.
Although it is monsoon season in Kathmandu, there was no rain at the time of the accident, but visibility was low throughout the capital.
Saurya Airlines uses Bombardier CRJ 200 on domestic routes.
The airfield is located inside a valley surrounded by mountains on almost all sides. It is considered a difficult airport for pilots and larger planes have to fly through an opening in a mountain to land. It’s right next to the city, surrounded by homes and neighborhoods.
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2024-08-04 00:10:26
