plane crash in nepal
Nepal Plane Crash: Something happened in Nepal on Wednesday morning that shook the whole country. A plane crash took place at Tribhuvan International Airport here in which 18 people died. The Saurya Airlines plane carrying 19 passengers from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed soon after take off. Another tragic news has come about the plane crash. It is reported that three members of the same family have died in this accident. In a statement issued by the airlines, it has been said that flight maintenance staff Manuraj Sharma was traveling in the plane with his wife Prija Khatiwada and four-year-old son Adhiraj Sharma. All three have died in the accident. Out of the people killed in the accident, 17 were staff of Saurya Airlines.
Video of the accident
Several videos of the plane crash have been posted on social media. In the video, the plane can be seen on fire and smoke rising. After the accident, fire engines and ambulances were sent to the spot. The deceased have been identified as co-pilot S Katuwal and 17 employees of Saurya Airlines, including a woman from Nepal and a citizen of Yemen. Pilot Captain Manish Shakya (37) is being treated at Kathmandu Model Hospital. Officials said that 15 of the people on board the plane died on the spot while three died during treatment at a local hospital. Airport authorities said that after the accident, services at Kathmandu airport were stopped for a while but were later restored.
So many people have died
According to Saurya Airlines’ website, the company operates flights to five tourist destinations in Nepal. Its fleet comprises three Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft. Nepal has been criticised for its poor air safety record in recent years, but causes of these accidents include human error as well as partly sudden weather changes and runways located in inaccessible rocky terrain. According to Nepal’s civil aviation body, 914 people have died in air accidents in the country since the first accident in August 1955. In January last year, a Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Pokhara, killing all 72 people on board, including five Indians.
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