A Saurya Airways aircraft has crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18 folks and injuring a pilot.
A police official mentioned authorities have recovered all 18 useless. The one survivor was the pilot, who was taken to hospital. The pilot has eye accidents however is out of hazard, the physician mentioned.
#Nepal: A Saurya Airways plane skidded off the runway and caught fireplace throughout takeoff from Tribhuvan Worldwide Airport in #Kathmandu on Wednesday, ensuing within the deaths of at the least 18 folks. The pilot survived the incident, in keeping with media stories and officers.… pic.twitter.com/M4PDAOoSbM
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The aircraft was sure for Pokhara, in keeping with Nepali media.
Saurya Airways plane crashes throughout takeoff in Tribhuvan Worldwide Airport, Kathmandu. 19 folks have been aboard the Pokhara-bound aircraft. #Nepal #SauryaAirlines #planecrash pic.twitter.com/ypAgNE98ww
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Two crew members and 17 technicians have been on board the aircraft, which was being flown to town of Pokhara for upkeep checks, airport safety chief Arjun Chand Thakuri mentioned.
“Solely the captain was rescued alive and is being cared for in a hospital,” Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan Worldwide Airport spokesman Tej Bahadur Pundial mentioned on the identical time.
The Kathmandu Put up newspaper earlier reported that 5 our bodies had been recovered from the crash website. Broadcast tv footage confirmed firefighters attempting to place out the blaze and thick black smoke billowing into the sky.
The aircraft “caught fireplace after it veered off the runway at Kathmandu airport and crashed in an space east of the runway,” Thakuri mentioned.
In line with officers, the airport was briefly closed.
The aircraft belonged to native airline Saurya Airways, in keeping with Nepali media. It operates home flights in Nepal with two Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets, in keeping with Flight Radar 24.
Nepal has been criticized for low ranges of aviation security, and practically 350 folks have been killed in aircraft or helicopter crashes within the Himalayan nation since 2000.
The deadliest crash occurred in 1992 when a Pakistan Worldwide Airways Airbus crashed right into a hill on strategy to Kathmandu, killing 167 folks.
Most just lately, at the least 72 folks died within the Yeti Airways aircraft crash in January 2023, which was attributed to pilot error.
Sources: APE-MPE, Related Press, AFP, ertnews.gr
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